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robotmak
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Prusament PETG Filament - What Color blends in with Sanding

I am making faceshields for my family and friends in the medical field for free. I am customizing the design for each person's needs (ex. flip, lighter, initials, etc...).  I am about to order more petg and I have found Prusament to be much better quality than what I find for similar price on amazon.   

Although Prusa i3 Mk2.5S prints very well without tweaks as I  am an beginner,  I still need to sand lightly the surface (minor bumps) and edges sharpness.  When I was using PLA, the natural or white color looked the best after sanding b/c the marks from the sanding does not show up.   I was wondering if the same is for PETG and Prusament.  Should I get a white or clear?  Or are their material better quality that sanding on darker filament will still look very good?  Customer support couldn't tell me.

Posted : 08/08/2020 9:53 am
towlerg
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RE: Prusament PETG Filament - What Color blends in with Sanding

As you've found PETG will sand nicely, Orange (which I guess you wouldn't use for a face mask anyway) looks kinda grey after sanding. I use a sharp blade at right angles to scrape off PETG "boogers" and to remove that last little bit of brim.

Posted : 08/08/2020 8:42 pm
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