<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> 2015-04-25T12:03:16Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/10368/kapton-vs-aquanet-xtra/ <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> Yeah, Kapton is an expensive disaster, one of the best changes I made was hairspray on glass.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/8167/ 2015-04-25T12:03:16Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/94116/#p94116 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> I use a sheet of polycarbonate. It's . 22" thick. Screwed it down at 4 corners with small countersunk screws. Takes a while to heat up, but abs sticks to it without hairspray or glue.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/8555/ 2015-04-24T17:19:24Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/94040/#p94040 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> Since my last post I have ditched the use of kapton. I am now printing directly on glass with Aquanet Extra Hold. I coat the glass with a fine misting let it dry and coat it a second time. things stick to it very well. I have had very few curled edges or dislodges.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/8991/ 2015-03-20T14:22:50Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/90276/#p90276 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> Thanks for the replies everyone, I think we pretty much covered it all. Looking forward to getting some PEI soon.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/9121/ 2015-03-18T17:57:31Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/90042/#p90042 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> +1 I also have PEI and find that glass + Aqua net handles about 95% of my prints so I save the PEI for the difficult ones.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2015-03-15T20:21:31Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/89761/#p89761 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> Using hairspray (aquanet extra super hold) completely changed my printing experience for the better.  I have a PEI plate still in the red bubblewrap from RRD (a bit overpriced but I was ignorantly impatient at the time) that I've still not tried because I haven't printed anything yet that the hairspray genuinely couldn't handle.  Never really had any luck with the kapton but just left it on the bed under the 8x8" glass plates that I use now.  Oh Yeah - the glass is nearly hot swappable too.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/6087/ 2015-03-15T19:58:16Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/89757/#p89757 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> wardjr wrote:
pirvan wrote:
wardjr wrote:

Just an observation here.....
I think you may be using too much hairspray, of course what do I know about it wink

It's a cheaper high than Acetone ... big_smile

And it makes your room smell pretty too tongue

Unfortunately not... it's unscented.

http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=8246

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1357/ 2015-03-14T02:55:05Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/89583/#p89583 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> pirvan wrote:
wardjr wrote:

Just an observation here.....
I think you may be using too much hairspray, of course what do I know about it wink

It's a cheaper high than Acetone ... big_smile

And it makes your room smell pretty too tongue

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2015-03-14T02:00:30Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/89574/#p89574 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> wardjr wrote:

Just an observation here.....
I think you may be using too much hairspray, of course what do I know about it wink

It's a cheaper high than Acetone ... big_smile

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1357/ 2015-03-14T01:53:20Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/89573/#p89573 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> Just an observation here.....
I think you may be using too much hairspray, of course what do I know about it wink

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/2291/ 2015-03-14T00:28:06Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/89558/#p89558 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> pirvan wrote:

http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=3342

This is AMAZING and am apply it to my can of hairspray this minute.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/9121/ 2015-03-13T17:47:03Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/89506/#p89506 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> Morganism wrote:

My experience has been that the Kapton tape does not work any better than bare glass, maybe slightly better. I much prefer a simple Elmer's glue stick, even over the hairspray. I like being able to control the application area, and I believe it works better.

I'm still on my first bottle of Aquanet, a year and a half later, It's still about 1/4" full. 

As for controlling the application area, this is what I did, and it works great:

http://www.soliforum.com/post/35559/#p35559

http://www.soliforum.com/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&amp;item=3342

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/1357/ 2015-03-13T05:01:07Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/89455/#p89455 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> I am just getting into 3D printing so I have very little experience so far.

However my experiance with printing directly on kapton direct to the heat bed has not gone so well. As already stated just applying it with no wrinkles is a pain. You do get better at it with time though. I found to get my prints to stick to it I had to buff it with 220 grit sandpaper.

I am curently still using kapton but am applying it to glass and then hair spraying it with trusty ole aquanet xtra hold. It works pretty good in the center area. The bigger prints that get to the edge of the plate where things are cooler have a chance of warping and popping off though. I am only using the kapton on it still incase I get one that really sticks good that I can just peel the tape with part and all off. I will be honest though I have not had to do this yet. So...

I am about to ditch my Kapton and go the route of glass and aquanet and see how things go.

I may revert to the kapton if I decide to do a large long print and will use juice on it for maximum stick. But I will always use the glass plate from now on.

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/8991/ 2015-03-11T19:51:38Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/89291/#p89291 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> shields1.as wrote:

honestly I like the Rave hair spray the best

Rave X mega? What do you like about it over Aquanet?

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7321/ 2015-03-11T17:51:47Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/89273/#p89273 <![CDATA[Re: Kapton VS Aquanet Xtra]]> honestly I like the Rave hair spray the best

]]> https://www.soliforum.com/user/7171/ 2015-03-11T17:31:35Z https://www.soliforum.com/post/89271/#p89271