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Hi,

Again I’m looking for advice as I see an increasing numbers of prints made to be painted then.

What would you recommand for those prints concerning: the material, the finishing, the resolution and the paint.

If you have any experience concerning this project, I’d be glad to hear about it :slight_smile:

Best,

Julie

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Would be interested to…

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I use the following for my figurines (see my hub, or look for me on the web :wink:

Material: ABS

Finishing: acetone vapor

Resolution: 0.1 mm layer height, 0.4 mm nozzle

Paint: acrylic

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I painted my models, best suited for modeling acrylic paint.
This paint is suitable for all materials for 3D printing.

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Thank you guys for your answers ! I’m sure it will be definitely valuable for a lot a people! cc @3Dmaker4U @ProCoPrint3D

If someone has anymore info to share, you’re welcome to do so :slight_smile:

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Hi Julie,

I don’t have the slightest talent for all this paint magic, but my wife sure does. She uses a primer spray on the models first. There is a brand especially made for miniature painting (eg: http://www.games-workshop.com/de-DE/Chaos-Black-Sprühgrundierung;jsessionid=B2C62C716B5B29F644A507895F3D252C) . Then she paints on it with revell model acrylic colors. these are quite expensive, but the results are very nice:

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https://thingiverse-production.s3.amazonaws.com/renders/9f/84/b5/22/ab/td_on_mars_display_large.jpg

Image of a painted model.

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Airbrush on pla has worked for me so far…

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*with acrylics

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Definitely you will want to sand the parts. We tried lots of different paints and very few didn’t work. One cool thing is to use Plastidip. !

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Thanks for the input @Troadey

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Hey @GloomySparker have you tried yourself since then?

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No, sorry, no time… :wink:

I think I will first try acrylic paints using a paintbrush… If it is sucessfull (which I think it would be), I will use an Air gun.

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