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Painting 3D prints: primer, brushes and finishing

pikkovia· · 1 min read

Sanding, priming and a three-layer painting method for display-ready models. In this post we walk through it in plain language, with ideas you can try on your own printer.

What you need

Gather a clean build plate, your usual filament and a little patience. Good preparation solves most problems before they start.

Step by step

  1. Prepare your printer and check that everything is clean and level.
  2. Load your model and review the settings for this topic.
  3. Run a short test print and change one setting at a time.
  4. Save the settings that work as a profile for next time.

Common problems

If something still looks off, change only one thing between prints. That makes it easy to see what actually fixed the issue.

Small, careful changes beat big guesses every time.

Sample article text for demo purposes.

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