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posted in Community by vinnie90

http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/11/16/xtc-3d-clean-finish/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=3DPI%2BFacebook

What yall think about it?

....Our luck it probably only works if you have a layer height of .1mm. So no matter what it will take a long time to have a clean smooth product. Versus being able to do it in a .3mm layer height.

9 years, 5 months ago

nyl0cke - I'm wondering if the chemicals are food safe. It seems to clean the ridges up nice (better than acetone on ABS?), is it enough to be cleaned to the FDA standards? I remember previous discussion on the topic, and the concern was about those two things.

9 years, 5 months ago

vinnie90 - I know that their is many products out there that you coat your product with and it makes if food safe. However, if you do something like that you need to let people know that they still need to clean it after every use.

So theoretically you can use this stuff then coat it with the food safe coating. I guess you should be good after that......maybe.

9 years, 5 months ago

wirelessguy - Looks like the instructions say that you need to do a light sanding after painting??? Sounds a little counter-productive as the light sanding w/o their product will likely suffice in many cases.

Unless there was some secondary benefit ( like the food-safe coating mentioned) i'm not quite sire what the overall appeal would be.

9 years, 5 months ago

ashley@3dprintvancouver.com - This is basically a thinned out epoxy resin. You choose if you want to eat off it.

http://www.smooth-on.com/msds/files/XTC-3D.pdf

9 years, 5 months ago

printedsolid - I'll try to post a review later this week. I bought some last week and just finally got a chance to test it out last night. I'm not too impressed. It tends to cover over fine details and doesn't necessarily fully cover layer lines, some carry through to the surface. You can also still clearly see the layers underneath, as it's completely clear.

It would probably work well on a structure without much detail, but so do a lot of other treatments.

It would probably be pretty useful as a prep step for something that is going to be painted, so it probably does meet it's marketing claims of reducing prep time prior to painting.

9 years, 5 months ago

elpulpo - Yup. Looks like a pretty standard 2-part lacquer. If you're gonna paint over it, may as well use a high-build plastic primer in a rattle can. Humph! Still haven't found a better solution than ABS and a well-timed dip in Acetone vapour.

One thing I've been thinking about is to use a UV-active resin. Paint it over the print and leave to stand overnight or maybe longer so any excess has drained away, then expose it. Only reason I haven't tried it yet is that there's not enough sun over here at the moment but now I think about it, it may be so thin that it doesn't need much UV. May try it tomorrow. :-)

9 years, 5 months ago

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mkapras - I bought some of it too. Haven't received it yet. I'll post my experiences as well. I'm also intrigued by elpulpo's resin idea. Let us know how that works out!

9 years, 5 months ago

n23d - Looks like epoxy. Nothing magic just marketing. I would think you could improve the ridge fill if you mounted the part on a rotomolder frame. So it keeps turning so the resin does not run off.

9 years, 5 months ago

vinnie90 - So, from the sound of everyone's comments is that it really isnt that special.

9 years, 5 months ago