FINISHING 3D Prints LIKE A PRO! | Prepping + Sanding + Filling
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- Perfect resin 3D printed miniatures depend on many factors, but simple finishing techniques will take your minis to the next level!
In today's video, Júlia will show one of the most requested themes since we began our Resin 3D Printing series: how do we do the finishings on our miniatures here at Loot? Here you'll find a complete guide with all the steps our Finishings Team, Carol (@ateliecarolinamoura) and Naiara (@naiaragon), go through to give the high-quality look that you see on our minis. From taking out the printed piece and curing the resin, to sanding, filling gaps, curing again, and more. Ready to start finishing your 3D prints like a pro?
🛠 Materials and tools used:
👉 For the sanding process: a micro grinder or a small nail grinder; various bits for the micro grinder; water sandpaper; sand sponge; scalpel; anti-cut gloves; tabletop vacuum/exhaust fan.
👉 For filling gaps and holes: dark container; resin + baby powder (2 or 3 different consistencies); silicone brush; wooden sticks with cotton wrapped around the tip; UV light lantern.
👉 To eliminate marks, color variations, and errors: pure resin; brush or cotton stick; dry cotton; resin powder (collected from the filter of the tabletop vacuum/exhaust fan); wider brush with thin bristles.
👉 Safety equipment: nitrile gloves; mask with a fine dust filter; sunglasses with UV light protection; good lighting for your workspace.
👉 For gluing pieces: super glue; nail polish remover.
Liked this video? Leave a comment below and let us know what you think!
🔍 Find exactly what you're looking for:
00:00 Intro
01:34 Sanding
03:45 Filling Holes and Gaps
04:59 Curing with UV Light
07:15 Safety Materials - บันเทิง
This video answered every question and fixed every frustration I had with printing. Loot is killing it lately
we are here to help, good to know it's working 🥰
These videos are great for the community, specially for new starters. I'm an old time painter, but new to the printing game, and I'm loving every second of the hobby. These videos were some of the most helpful videos to get that level of perfect prints. Thank you guys, keep up the good job!
Loot is quickly becoming my all-time favorite company! Everyone at Loot is so talented!
Omg the resin/baby powder trick blew my mind! We recently finished the cathedral and have so many gaps everywhere. This will be a huge help!
Such excellent tips! I use many of these, but I learned a trick or two I’m using on my next pieces for sure! Thanks, as always, for the great videos.
This video is fantastic. Clear, concise, and easy to follow. Keep it up Loot!
You post, I watch. Simple.
this was great. learned a ton. would love to see more videos like this. thanks for bringing the female team member back. she has a great voice and seems much calm them the 2 dudes.
Epic! Outstanding! The most I've ever learned about finishing resin prints 9 minutes
Great tips that those of us who are new to this would not have known! Thank you so much for making this video it was a great help!
That's awesome! Thank you! Thank you a lot! All the questions I made while starting 3d printing answered.
Fantastic video! I never knew baby powder would work like that for filling. Really helpful. Thanks Loot!
Gonna be "That guy" who says, please wear a mask when sanding uncured/cured resin.
Are you one of them guys that use to go Karen mode on people when they wouldn’t wear their mask during 2020? Or nah? 😂
@@MidwinterEclipse WOW, a year old huh. Sure I'll bite. Some personal responsibility for your own health is just common sense. Ask any woodworker if they would use a mask while sanding.
@@brianblather yea, covid really gave masks a bad connotation. But it's almost like masks have been a thing long before and will be a thing long after. Your advice about wearing a mask for working with uncured resin and sanding, well, anything, is something that everyone should follow if they don't want to mess up their lungs or anything else.
Now that I am getting successful prints, this is my next step. Thanks for sharing!
One of the best videos for clean up I have seen thank you!
Thank you so much for this! So many great tips I hadn't heard of or even thought of before! Now to share this with my resin printing friends...
Great video . Actually learned something this time. Been resin printing for years and the post work has never been my best skills, but this really helps.
Amazing video, thanks Julia!
Great video. I love the mention of safety too. So many videos regarding resin printing and finishing ignore or skip past the safety aspects of the process.
Very important to note; Always wear a mask. Dust resin is dangerous to inhale
The results you guys get are incredible. I am simply WAY too lazy to do that much.
Woaah that was great!!
Nicely explained and shown. Very helpful.
Such a fantastic video. thank you!
just looking like a wow!
This is fantastic! Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
What a great video! Thanks!
Very informative and helpful 👌👌👌
I like the waste not, want not attitude. Very well done.
I came out with more knowledge! Thankyou
That parts bin you showed in the last few seconds is every model kitbasher's dream! Awesome video, I like the tip for using resin and baby powder especially. I normally use Miliput but it's way too thick for smaller gaps, particularly if the surrounding areas have a lot of detail. I still need to do some gap filling on December's dragons, so perfect timing!
Thin milliput with isopropyl alcohol.
Great tips as always!
I could listen to her forever. Thanks for the tips!
Mmmmmmm me too 🤤
Great video! Thank you!
Great video, I definitely learnt a few things.
Great tips!
These are so useful. Thanks so much!
This saves my prints. I pri t large figures and have issues with divits from supports and also spaces where they connect...the baby powder technique is brilliant.
Very helpful. Thank you.
Thank you, this was very informative 👌
the best video ever
The "thickened resin" tip is genius! I usually fill holes with resin when I can, but always lamented it being too thin, so I would use something like putty.
You really need to be careful with that though, I personally wouldn‘t do it. Resin is designed to only cure a very thin layer so when you have a couple of milimeters of resin gunk you are probably only curing the outer most bits and behind it you will have the untouched gunk for basically forever
@@Fra4nky That is true. I've been using this thickening trick the last few days on some prints. While I'm sure there's a glop of uncured resin behind it, these are mold masters. They are only used to make a silicone mold from, so the uncured resin doesn't matter as long as it's on the inside.
@@Fra4nky when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like nails. Pva and paper is a great filler if you have nothing else, two part epoxy resin is also decent.
But generally modelling putty is the best, designed for the job. Then you can resin finish over once it has set.
@@Fra4nkyclear resin a better idea for filler?
@@jasonlane9576 I don't really know. I would say not that much better. To be on the safe side I would just stick to regular bondo
I saved some supports in a sandwich bag and use them in to make arrows and scars on figures
Very informative!
What can I say, you guys got me. I subscribe today so I could get the Ship! Love it, the minis look beautiful, can't wait to start prining...
As a modeller i tend to use miliput or green stuff/epoxy putty but the talc+resin is a great idea.
Great video
Cool Video!
Nice Job 😃
Excellently professional production quality. I love my FDM printer but am considering a newer Saturn resin printer for increased detail, and this was a very useful video.
I've never thought of using resin like this. What I usually do is sand down the connector pieces until they fit. Than use superglue to stuck them together and afterwards fill with either milliput white, greenstuff, or liquid greenstuff. Milliput can be softened with water so it is really nice to work with - and safe. Liquid green stuff is nice for blending parts and filling tiny gaps - though you might need more than one coat... I also like using it as a "paint" as it erases almost all layer lines. I usually apply it to the desired surface, and then use wet brushes to work it in. If needed I sand it down and apply again. It can be used for a really nice effect on capes and fabrics.
esse video ajudou muito.. muito obrigado. faz pouco tempo que os conheci. mas videos como esse me ajudam muito
Nice video, subscribed 😍😍😍
you are amazing i learn from you a lot
I have and FDM and a MSLA printer now, and I'm working on starting making miniatures for myself and improve my painting skills.
TH-cam then suggested this video. Right at the beginning I was like "This accent is too familiar". Quick trip to "about" section and... olha, só, brasileiros!
Love her voice 😌
Fantastic video. And the host is adorable.
So beautifull
thank you good luck
🥰🥰🥰🥰
amazing
where do you get the fan for the resin dust ? is it home made ?
Muito bom! Agora to com vontade de comprar uma impressora de resina kkkkk
I was wondering where you got the blackout containers from been looking for something like that.
loot is the BEST！
Where were you when I started :) Never heard of people using a microgrinder but I definitely need one to get parts to fit together🤟 Thanks for sharing
Great video, if I may add as I see this often, when it comes to grinding the models and dealing with resin dust, use IPA to prevent dust going airborne and when done you can brush off the model with IPA again, far better than risking inhaling it or seeing it go everywhere
Sorry, but what's IPA?
@@LosGrak a kind of rubbing alcohol. The same stuff used to clean the model
Why not just water?
@@LosGrak isopropyl alcohol that is at 99% but anything above 90% is good too
@@Fra4nky resin dust and water will create gooey residue on your workplace, the models and yourself, alcohol will get rid of it more easily
*T&M* yes please!
😛
Thank you
Amazing video, thanks you :-) are you guys able to do a video on the types of cheap exhaust fans you use to suck in all that resin dust?
When you apply the resin dust, do you apply the dust on the area after the liquid resin has been cured, or before? Great video by the way 👌
I come from making gundams and other plastic model kits so I fill holes with tamiya putty. I think I like the resin method as it dries instantly with UV light. Putty takes a while.
What exhaust mit filters are u using? Looks quite promising for the needs. Thanks :-)
i would loooooove to see some kitbashing with all of the loot studios stuff... i bet you could get crazy builds...
And if you sand resin, please wear a mask ! Always.
Yes! Please do! You can see the safety equipment we use to do all the finishings down in minute 07:15 👍
I'd argue a hygiene mask isn't enough. You'd want a painter's mask or N95 ath the minimum, if not a full respirator with an P2 particle filter. Resin can cause allergies if you're exposed to regularly. Also, sanding might expose undercured resin so another blast of the good old curing light might be appropriate
Personally, I always wear a respirator and wet sand the resin. Can’t remember the last time I saw powder.
HELP ALOT!!!
I was just saying on fb that I was nervous about gluing the wings on 75 mm Ashgex because the one wing that I glued is soooooo uneven. Now I want to try! I gotta get some baby powder to fill all, and I do mean all, the gaps........
Esse vídeo é simplesmente sensacional
Parabéns!!
Qual resina você indica para iniciar com elegoo 4k?
Gostamos muito das da Quanton3D, daqui do Brasil mesmo.
Where could I purchase a desktop exhaust/vacuum like in the video? That would be great to have when using my rotory tool at my desk.
She's 🔥
Awesom video ! I have one question though. After printing a hollow model do I need to cure the resin inside the model or do I just make sure to wash most of it out before closing the hole? I heard that models crack of resin left inside.
you MUST cure the inside.
Does the Baby Powder work as well to make them matte again after using resin to hide sanding marks?
What grit are you using to smooth resin? Not the microgrinder but more like the mainsurface
How dangerous is the dust that comes off the models during sanding?
Inhaling any small particulates is dangerous, especially uncured resin.
Where did you get those little black boxes at?
what resin were you using for the mini at 2:17 to get that flexibility?
Very useful video, thanks a lot !!!
I'm looking for something to apply before the primer coat, to reveal all imperfections who left on the resin...
I'm not sure that exists, but I know it's used before painting walls, so why not on resin prints!?
Do you have a suggestion ? Thank you!! :)
Resin printing imperfections are mainly due to the layers being visible, if you don't have a high resolution printer, or due to marks left from removing supports, which you can clear using a rotary tool or sand paper.
Trying to find a "filter fan" online for sanding, but having trouble finding one. Any tips or amazon link? I'm in the USA
agree
Great video, anyone knows the name of that "sanding station" used to pick up the resin dust? I need one!
It's a nail dust collector!
Does this apply to FDM prints as well?
I want to ask what 3D printer do you print on?
Show the bola!
Can you link the uv containers you use please.
Can you link to the tools you recommended in the video. I've tried searching for dark containers and silicone brushes and i can't find anything close to what was in the video
Where to buy the micro grinder bit attachments?
where can I find some nice black containers?
Where I can call find those small diam9nd beads for the dremel?
What type of glue do you use?
Is sanding a must have process? Do Vallejo paints peel out if resin printed figure is not sanded first?
Paint should not peel off if you primed it beforehand, so we strongly recommend doing that. Sanding is used in order to remove any support marks 😉
Me looking at the title like "How to finish your minis? Bruh I haven't even started 😭"
How you do this with 25mm minis?