Smooth-On XTC-3D™ 3D Print Coating & Smoothing Epoxy - 6.4 oz

MY LORD. This stuff is super cool!I did not use this to coat 3D printed parts. I personally use it for cosplay purposes. I coated my worbla and some foam pieces in this and it gave it a beautiful shiny smooth coat! It is great as a primer for Worbla as Worbla tends to have a very bumpy texture and with this you only need 1 or 2 coats to get a super smooth surface! It cuts priming time in half if you are used to using classic methods like coating it in 6-8 layers of wood glue! This took around 3-4 hours to cure up. I let it sit overnight. It is important to note that this has no flexibility once fully cured. I tested this on a piece of EVA foam and it just about shattered like glass when I warped the foam. I didn't expect it to NOT do this to be honest. It is resin. It did not flake off. It adheres to the foam. it just left a bunch of cracks all over the place! On pieces that will not bend at all, like weapons or shoulder pieces etc, I think this works well to give your foam pieces a smooth glossy finish. I had already primed my foam with several layers of plastidip before I decided to experiment. Plastidip + XTC-3D does work :). This is super easy to use! If you have used any sort of resin you will already have an idea. You have your resin and hardener. The instructions will explain how to mix but this comes with a handy little mixing cup with measurement markings on the side. It also comes with a foam brush and Popsicle stick for stirring. You will need to have more of these items handy for more than one use! The foam brushes work really well for application. Smooth-On offers online tutorial videos on You-Tube for this specific product. That helped a ton! Have tin-foil on hand to make a tiny pool to sit the product in. This increases the time to apply because letting in sit in the cup will cure up to fast and it'll be hard to apply. You wouldn't get a smooth application in this case! I'd imagine this would also work well as a nice shiny finish over paint! But I find It is SUPER shiny once cured. Almost TOO shiny. If this is not the look you want, you can just simply buff it down by sanding lightly over it. I still prefer a Shellac coating as my final step. With the Prime shipping this was the best deal I could find on this product! I highly recommend this!

I recently purchased this kit, and I couldn’t be happier with the results. This product is perfect for smoothing and finishing 3D prints, taking them from rough to a professional-grade finish with minimal effort. It arrived in perfect condition with all components included, and the instructions were straightforward and easy to follow. The resin itself applies smoothly with the included foam brush, and it cures to a hard, glossy finish that brings out the detail in each print. I noticed that it also fills in small layer lines, making post-processing much easier. Once cured, it provides a durable, protective coating that not only enhances the appearance but also adds strength to the print. Another bonus is that the resin doesn’t yellow over time, so prints keep their fresh, vibrant look. The kit provides a generous amount of product, making it excellent value for the price. I highly recommend this product to anyone looking to take their 3D printed projects to the next level with a high-quality, reliable coating solution!

Overall this stuff is great. I've been using it to make 3d printed Mandalorian helmets. It mixes very easily, lasts quite a while on the plate, goes on well, sands easily, and has almost no smell. It's not perfect though, but the marketing for it really, really overstates how easy and good it is. The #1 thing is that when you're applying it, you *must* follow the instructions and keep brushing over it until it finally starts to harden up. This takes ~20-30 minutes or so, during which you're just sitting there brushing and brushing and brushing. If you don't do this, it dries smooth but lumpy and takes a ton of sanding to look good. If you just apply it, and maybe brush over it a few times, it looks like it's going on all nice and smooth, but when you come back an hour or two later (one positive is that it hardens up very nicely and quickly) the surface is going to be a bit like a golf ball. It's not runs or streaks (unless you slap tons of it on, getting drips is very unlikely), it just settles in a weird way, even if it's a second coat over an already smooth area. On the plus side, it does sand very nicely with 220 grit sandpaper. 100 grit is a bit too much unless you do end up with a drip. The end result is going to be good, but the "eliminates 90% of finishing work" moniker really gives you the wrong impression. I've finished 3d printed items with a coat or two of filler primer and gotten excellent results in about five minutes of work, as compared to the hours I've already put into using this stuff. Oh, and before you use it, buy a LOT of foam rubber brushes. Expect to use three or four of them over the course of a half ounce of material, especially with all the constant overbrushing you're going to have to do. After a few minutes the brush will start getting flimsy and if you keep using it, you'll end up with foam rubber bits on your surface. Michaels sells kits of a dozen or more of them for like $5. It works, but it takes a lot of time.

Dries nicely

Très bon produit pour retirer les défaut d’impression 3d avant de les peindre il faut toute fois bien prendre deux dose du produit À pour 1 dose de B exemple 20ml À pour 10ml B ensuite bien mélanger. Attention toute fois a faire vite pour l’étaler car commence à sécher au bout de 15 à 20 minutes.

Gefällt mir gut bei mein 3d druck

+ makes layer lines a thing of the past + can be used before painting to create a perfectly smooth surface to paint on + you can paint first (but don't add a wash or anything that accentuates layer lines) and then use xtc3d over, and it helps to hide the layer lines + easy to use, it is a liquid when combined in a 1:1 ratio and levels itself, meaning you don't get unsightly brush marks + creates a decent surface coat which adds a finished feel to products + looks expensive but works out cheaply. One layer of xtc3d seems to be as effective as 4 layers of clear nail varnish. - if you get it on your hands, expect the feel/ smell to last for hours - requires a flat, smooth surface underneath your items or expect to accidentally pick up bits of debris or paper on it. I use a clear smooth glossy plastic wallet. - destroys your brushes very quickly. I bull bought loads of cheap paint brushes due to this - if you mix the ratio wrong, it will never set properly. I found adding too much of the runny liquid part did this, so don't experiment! Just do a straight 1:1 - they should provide more than one mixing cup as it gets dirty pretty quickly from residue so means 1:1 ratio is harder to achieve Love this stuff and swear by it. You aren't a real 3d printing expert until you have this finish :)

Aunque es un producto caro, cunde mucho. Hay que mezclar cantidades muy pequeñas y extenderlas dejando la capa mas fina posible (evitaras gotas). Se empieza a endurecer muy rápido, con lo que hay que andarse vivo para aplicarlo. Me está gustando mucho.