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Topic: Acetone vapor bath funny wrinkling effect, help..

So I use the presto multicooker system to do a acetone vapor bath for a minute or so on my parts I want to have a nice gloss finish.  But for whatever reason I can't seem to avoid this weird wrinkling texture effect once my parts finish drying.  Below is a picture of a case I finished for my Panelolu 2 upgrade... Looks decent, but bugs me that up close it has that weird wrinkly texture issue.  Problem occurs regardless of filament I used to print part. 

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Re: Acetone vapor bath funny wrinkling effect, help..

sure this is the right image? 

Righteous paint job on the case BTW...

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Re: Acetone vapor bath funny wrinkling effect, help..

Ha Ha, thanks! No that was not the right pic. That is what I get for not renaming any of my photos.

Here is the right one.

Also, thanks! I do love my SD3:)

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Re: Acetone vapor bath funny wrinkling effect, help..

Looks like it could be a moisture stain... not sure if that's what it is, but if it hasn't marred the finish too much it does add a kind of cool factor to it.

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Re: Acetone vapor bath funny wrinkling effect, help..

I used to get that when doing washes rather than vapor.  I always thought it was from uneven drying.  Maybe try a shorter exposure so there is less liquid on the print, or maybe put it in a closed container to dry free of drafts.  Maybe moisture can have an effect on it.  Did you chill it first, so that there might have been some water condensation before you got it in the pot?

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Re: Acetone vapor bath funny wrinkling effect, help..

Yeah I wondered about humidity... I'll try shorter exposure times, that's easy to check.