Polish 3d Printed Plastic

The technique to polish your prints is simple.

Polish 3d printed plastic. You can see how nice and smooth the pieces can turn out. Check our guide to smoothing 3d prints to learn three methods of pla smoothing for a professional finish. You can also use a solid wax based polishing compound. Especially if you mask areas you can use the masking tape to hold the 3d print as shown in the picture on the right.

Use a range of incremental sandpaper grits to smooth your surface then polish the part with acrylic cleaner and a microfiber cloth. We chose xtc 3d for. The metal polish will fill in any gaps on the surface of the print that were left over from the sanding process. Once youve finished that the surface should look reasonably shiny.

Even the best fdm 3d printer produces layer lines. Get a soft cotton cloth and apply a small amount of liquid polish. It depends on the person the skillset the budget etc. After sanding you simply need to apply a layer of liquid metal polish on the pla print.

Using items you can find around the home or at a hardware store heres how to polish your 3d printed objects to a glossy smoothness. Then apply to your 3d print surface in small circles until all the polish is rubbed into the surface. The horn was printed with a layer height of 015 mm. By 12000 grit they are reflective.

Xtc 3d by smooth on along with similar two part casting resins can coat a print and give it a clean smooth surface. I cant stress enough how important it is to spray in thin layers. The best way is quite subjective. Michelle starr march 6 2013 824 pm.

Sanding and polishing with buffing wheel and compound. Razor blade foam brush mixing cups and popsicle sticks sandable krylon. At around 3000 grit sla 3d printed clear parts become glossy and very smooth to the touch. Rock tumbling with various media and polish.