tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058606480510003581.post2630856525585609684..comments2022-11-24T03:31:29.938-08:00Comments on Little Green Blog: Our First 3D Print: Sparklepus!Team Little Green Dog...http://www.blogger.com/profile/11598464190465600324noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058606480510003581.post-32009636642128241642013-08-21T10:50:19.593-07:002013-08-21T10:50:19.593-07:00You might want to use Micro-Set (red bottle), it g...You might want to use Micro-Set (red bottle), it goes on top of the decal after your place it on the model...don't touch the decal after you put the Micro-Set on...its common for the decal to wrinkle after applying Micro-Set. When dry use (we use spray lacquer) seal with gloss or flat coat.<br /><br />Micro-Sol - you might want to test for color affects on a scrap test piece before using...we've had some slight staining on tones of Tamiya grey occur...YMMV. We've gotten around that by using a coat for Future wax (yes the floor stuff...note it's trade name has recently changed) applied via airbrush before using Micro-Sol...this has two effects..protects the paint and secondly the decal snuggles down into the wax surface and the edges disappear producing a very smooth surface with little/no transition to the decal.<br /><br />Questions on your post-processing...<br /><br />1) were you sanding the piece to smooth it out? if so, what grit(s) did you find most useful? How long did it take for the sanding or other post-processing steps? <br /><br />2) How easy were the artifacts from the support structures to remove?<br /><br />3) Have you tried printing anything with very fine detail? Would love to see an example of say small rivets/bolts or similar :-)TheTrainGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124934429108762576noreply@blogger.com