How do you clean a smooth or textured PEI sheet?

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Carighan@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨3dprinting@lemmy.world⁩

Hey, apologies if this is a duplicate post - my search foo is pretty bad nowadays I think :< - but I wanted to ask how others clean PEI sheets?

I see a lot of rather conflicting information, in particular whether to use cleaning alcohol or not on it. I intuitively understand Acetone is a no-no, but what about just alcohol? Does that also damage/roughen the surface of the smooth side?

Should I use window cleaner on the smooth side?

Just dishwashing soap to be on the very safe side?

Or is there some specialized PEI cleaner?

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buckykat@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I use 99% isopropyl alcohol for regular wipe downs before printing, and soap and water for the occasional “why the hell isn’t stuff sticking” cleanings.

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- rambos@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I print on clean glass so it might be different. For some reason 99% isopropyl alc is not good for me, nothing sticks to the bed. 60% pharmacy alcohol is perfect, just quick wipe and im set. Didnt remove glass from printer for few years.
  
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Gorroth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I got a new PEI bed -> everything perfect

Cleaned it with alcoholic cleaner -> nothing sticks anymore

My research has told me robuste only mild soap if any as every cleaner could contain something that harms the coating of the PEI sheet. Should have searched on this topic before cleaning… had to buy a new bed.

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TwanHE@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Warm water and dawn dish soap. Clean it every few months

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riodoro1@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Used both smooth and textured (stopped using smooth once i started using textured) and i just wipe it with IPA sometimes and if its really filthy i wash it with water and dishsoap. Never needed to “rejuvenate” them or whatnot and i print PLA and PET. The smooth one had hundreds upon hundreds prints in the middle of it and besides a little “ghosting” from last few prints it looks and works like new.

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rasterweb@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
We've got six printers at work and when the sheets wear out I use a fine steel wool and scrub them with acetone. It resurfaces them and gets a bit more use out of them before they need replacement.

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dack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
IPA for quick wipe-downs. Dish soap and water with a nylon scrub brush for occasional more thorough cleaning. I wipe with IPA after doing dish soap to ensure there’s no soap residue left.

Definitely no acetone.

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BrightCandle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I usually clean it with soap and water that has so far kept it clean and prints stick to it well.

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