<p>The PEI will be fine. It's widely used in industrial high impact, high heat and high repetitiveness parts because it doesn't degrade easily. Probably some in your car.</p>

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<p>Will build surfaces coated in PEI lose their qualities, such as adhesiveness, if left unused but removed from packaging for long periods of time?</p>

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Do unused PEI sheets degrade over time?
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# Do unused PEI sheets degrade over time?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-04-19)

Will build surfaces coated in PEI lose their qualities, such as adhesiveness, if left unused but removed from packaging for long periods of time?

**Tags:** build-plate, build-surface, pei


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-04-19. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

The PEI will be fine. It's widely used in industrial high impact, high heat and high repetitiveness parts because it doesn't degrade easily. Probably some in your car.


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