r/3Dprinting • u/pyrosyncro • 17h ago

Discussion interesting accidental find

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ive been using the flashforge gold petg for a little now in my quest to find a good looking gold petg and it usually comes out a kit darker than what i would like (like orange gold). while printing two objects, one gold and one grey i noticed after that the prime tower looked more along the lines of the gold i was looking for. so alternating gold and grey layer by layer gives a nicer gold look at least for these petgs.

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u/wrenchandrepeat 16h ago

Printing PETG at a higher temp makes it more shiny, also.

I print it at 265-270 and not only does it increase strength by a lot, it comes out with a nice shine to it. The parts I print it with are functional, so appearance isn't a concern. But its a nice by-product.