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> the coating won’t evaporate off under ambient conditions They say a coating lasts about a year, which is what is prompting this type of questions. What happe
by bobds 16y ago
> the coating won’t evaporate off under ambient conditions
They say a coating lasts about a year, which is what is prompting this type of questions. What happens to it after a year? Does it stick to various things that come in contact with the coating? Does it break off and fall to the floor?
- hagy 16y agoSaying the coating lasts a year may imply that within a year the coating sustains enough damage to render it less effective. For instance 99% of the coating may be intact while a small portion has fragmented off due to imperfections in the formation of the initial layer. Additionally many surfaces, especially countertops, are themselves damaged at the micron scale in regular use. If a layer of the initial surface fragments off it will leave an uncoated surface behind. There additionally may be other mechanisms by which the coating is rendered less effective within a year, but I highly doubt a significant portion of the coating detaches from the surface within a year.
- endtime 16y ago>a small portion has fragmented off I think the question was specifically about this - what has happened to that small portion?