Not wanting to step on toesâŚouch!
But semi permament mold release is for molds only and a waste of good $'s for plugs. PVA would be a better choose on plugs.
It also needs a couple of HOT heat cycles for it really to cook the chemicals into the mold surface and for the mold release to work killer.
We still use PVA for the first couple of parts but we really use hot batches for those first parts too.
It chemical treats the mold surface to prevent cross linking of the part lay up or a chemical barrier just like what wax would do.