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fervent mesaBOT May 15, 2024, 1:21 PM

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I would recommend avoiding washing your 3D printing bed with dish soap as it might leave residue that could affect adhesion. Instead, try using isopropyl alcohol to clean the bed before each print to improve adhesion.

daring glade May 15, 2024, 1:22 PM

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I clean my bed with IPA, works beautifully and leaves no oily films behind

sudden swan May 15, 2024, 1:22 PM

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whats ipa

daring glade May 15, 2024, 1:22 PM

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IPA - Isopropyl Alcohol

sudden swan May 15, 2024, 1:23 PM

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i dont have that any diy thing?

daring glade May 15, 2024, 1:23 PM

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it should be pretty cheap to get though... like in liters even. For home DIY someone else will have to help you there, I haven't DIYed anything for those purposes before 😄

sudden swan May 15, 2024, 1:24 PM

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oh

sudden swan May 15, 2024, 1:24 PM

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daring glade it should be pretty cheap to get though... like in liters even. For home DIY som...

would it be okay to use dish sop?

daring glade May 15, 2024, 1:25 PM

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I personally wouldn't, but like I said, someone else out here might have a better idea than me, I am no expert yet 😄

fervent mesaBOT May 15, 2024, 2:31 PM

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Cleaning Your 3D Printer Bed

While IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) may dissolve the oily compounds built up on your bed, it mostly just spreads those oils around. For a more permanent solution use a degreasing agent such as dish soap and water (unscented, as those sometimes have chemicals that make the bed adhesion worse) under warm water, scrub the entire plate taking care to push the soap into all the cracks (if your bed is textured). Dry with a lint free cloth or leave to air dry. You can then put the build surface back on to your printer. If you like you can use the isopropyl alcohol to clean the bed intermittently between prints, but please note it still wont remove any of the oily compounds.

If you are still experiencing adhesion issues it may be z offset, speeds or temperatures. You may also find more success in using adhesion boosters such as hairspray, glue-stick, or specially formulated adhesives for 3d printing. Happy printing!

covert totem May 15, 2024, 2:34 PM

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You need a lot of IPA to deep clean a surface. The beauty of dish soap is, that its a surfactant and literally lifts the crud away, holds it and basically makes it water soluble while IPA only dissolves it and leaves it behind once evaporated.

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