Different brands of primer have different suggestions as to technique, coats, and distance, so make sure you read them before painting! Make sure you cover all the areas you want to paint in primer – this may require letting the first coat dry before turning the part over to spray the back or underside of the part.Microsoft Paint reminds us of the good old days. Spray the primer coat onto your 3D printed part. If you are only painting a specific section or pattern onto your part, use painters tape to conceal the parts you don’t want painted. However, if your painting space is limited or you are just painting outside, just place your part on some newspaper so that you don’t damage the surrounding area. Setting Up Your Part:īecause 3D printed parts allow for complex, intricate geometries, you may want to hang your part from some wire or place it on a stand so that you can reach all or most of the part with paint without having to turn it over – many spray booths have these. Painting with a respirator and gloves is advised. Make sure you spray paint and let your parts dry in a well-ventilated area – use a fume hood or spray booth if possible. Pick your primer and your paint, make sure they work on plastics, and you’re good to go! 2. Without primer both of our materials absorb paint, so a primer coat is necessary for our parts. Paint in a well-ventilated area with gloves and a mask for protection. Wash this residue off with some water and let it dry. Once you remove the part from the build plate, some glue residue is left on the part. If you have used our printer, you’ll know that laying glue down on your build plate before a print will vastly improve your printing results. If these occur, we suggest the following: Such features include residue left by support material, and strings or blobs of filament that may have been caused by low angle overhangs or material inconsistencies. This means smoothing the surface of your part out and making sure that there aren’t any rough features of the part that may prevent paint adhesion.
Read on and learn our methods for painting 3D printed parts! Finishingīefore painting your 3D printed parts parts they may require some finishing. We’ve previously covered dyeing nylon 3D printed parts, and now the Markforged team has been preparing some colorful office props for Halloween. However, some applications require a slightly different aesthetic. With the high strength properties of continuous fibers and the surface finish of Onyx, beautiful, functional parts come right out of a Markforged printer.
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