my80malibu Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) Is there any cleaning prep needed or recomended for 3D printed parts before painting? Edited January 18, 2018 by my80malibu Not enough information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh70 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 soak in 90% Isopropyl Alcohol for 20 minuets ...let dry brush off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) Thee are several different 3D printing technologies and materials. If you are talking about the FUD or FXD parts printed by Shapeways, they have lots of wax leftover from the printing process. I good soaking in Hexane (Bestine, a rubber cement thinner) or Naphtha (Ronsonol Lighter Fluid or VM&P Naphtha from a hardware store) will rinse the wax away. Certain areas of the printed part will turn white - that is normal. These parts will usually need some sanding to get rid of the "fuzzies" and some of the printing artifacts. Edited January 22, 2018 by peteski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh70 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) #1 rule ..never buy the cheap material parts..i was told to soak parts 20 minuets in 90% Alcohol when i first ordered them..when they came in thats what i did and worked out great . just take a old brush and brush them clean.. Edited January 26, 2018 by yh70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 2:55 AM, peteski said: Thee are several different 3D printing technologies and materials. If you are talking about the FUD or FXD parts printed by Shapeways, they have lots of wax leftover from the printing process. I good soaking in Hexane (Bestine, a rubber cement thinner) or Naphtha (Ronsonol Lighter Fluid or VM&P Naphtha from a hardware store) will rinse the wax away. Certain areas of the printed part will turn white - that is normal. These parts will usually need some sanding to get rid of the "fuzzies" and some of the printing artifacts. Dam I wish I read this posting before I bought a pro mod 66 Nova from Shapeways.Great body,but it took me about a month of sanding the thing so I can paint it..Ah oh well,now I know.Thanks for the tips fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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