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cyrille.p
(@cyrille-p)
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white marks when detaching ABS

Hi. I don't know if you've got the same problem, but when I detach my prints (ABS) from the bed, there are some white marks (or streaks I don't know the word in english) on the face which is in contact with the bed.
Those marks are quite difficult to remove. Does someone have a tip to remove it or to prevent to have some ?

My youtube channel about the Prusa I3 MK2 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-zQZcKcvEDdd9C9hOKYWg

Posted : 20/07/2017 12:12 pm
gkol
 gkol
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Re: white marks when detaching ABS

White marks on abs can be easily remove by heat. Heatgun or soldering station with hot air gun works best buy if you dont have it you can try using lighter.

Posted : 20/07/2017 3:48 pm
cyrille.p
(@cyrille-p)
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Topic starter answered:
Re: white marks when detaching ABS

Thanks for the tip, I tried with a hair dryer but without success. I didn't try with a heatgun but will try it soon. I also noticed that those marks were removed by acetone smoothing the print (but you don't always want to smooth your prints...)
I tried acetone on a towel as well, but the surface has got some little scars on it after that.

My youtube channel about the Prusa I3 MK2 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-zQZcKcvEDdd9C9hOKYWg

Posted : 21/07/2017 6:51 pm
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