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You all may find this interesting or amusing.I just received an item printed in "Smoothest Fine Detail Plastic", it was a bit pricey but I wanted to check out this media that I had no experience with. It looked real good and definitely did not look like a track team ran over it with cleats on. That has been my experience with FUD. So, it looked good and was not opaque and I sent an e-mail to Shapeways customer service and asked if I should clean it in Bestine or something else. I did get a prompt reply from a young lady and she said I should wash in warm dishwasher soap and let soak for up to 6 hours. If that does not seem to work I could put it in acetone for no more than approx. 6 minutes and then wash in hot soapy water. I did not try that as I am skeptic about using acetone. Might be OK ? ? ?I did not care for the acetone idea but used hot Dawn/water and let soak for several hours. It did not look any different from the beginning but I painted it anyway and so far so good. It never felt oily or soft. Maybe it is the material used ?Carl
Pete, I do not mind a re-paint and after what I have done that is a requirement. In the image there is some bubble looking stuff in the joint of the base and the wall of the container. So, I stuck it into my Bestine for 4 hours and when I removed it the paint was peeling off and it will require a re-paint. I will have to wet sand the hell out of it but maybe the striated look will disappear. I enjoy the challenge now.Carl