Comment on Printed this extra long cat snake on my ender3v3 (this thing is longer than my 10yo!). The print came great for the most part. What do you think happened at this one spot? Bed adhesion issue?

neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• nieceandtows@programming.dev ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ah. I wiped it with alcohol before printing, but I guess that doesn’t actually remove the fingerprints.

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  • PattyMcB@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Dish soap and warm water will get rid of the fingerprint oil

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    • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I do both. Ive never had good luck just using dish soap and water alone and still have adhesion issues until wiping with IPA.

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  • VeganBtw@piefed.social ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What PattyMcB said, but also, IPA is better applied on a room temp hotbed, because if it’s too hot, the alcohol evaporates too quickly to be efficient.

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    • nieceandtows@programming.dev ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Should I not rub it until it evaporates, but rather just apply a thin film and let it evaporate?

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      • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        You definitely want to rub it off and not gave it evaporate. Otherwise the oil will settle back onto the plate.

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    • nieceandtows@programming.dev ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Ah, I had no idea, thanks

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