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So I wanted to find a method of smoothing my 3d models without using acetone.
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So, I did a little bit a research and
I think of found the perfect method
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Stick around to see how you can smooth
your 3d prints
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Okay. So here we have the Darth Vader Melted Mask from one of my previous videos.
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You can check that out from the link in
the description below or from a little
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I up in the top right hand corner.
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What you'll notice is that the lines aren't
very smooth at all and are very prominent
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So what we will do is grab the little
plastic container and our Z-Poxy PT 39
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resin
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Now I'm going to eye-ball it here and
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we'll pour some into the plastic container
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and as you can see there that's the
clear resin
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ready to go! Now the next step is we need
to add the hardener
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to complete the epoxy.
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So once again I'm eye-balling it here and
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there's the hardener.
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Now I've sped up this footage but this is me mixing in the hardener and the resin together
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so they react.
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Now you can see that the mixture is very
cloudy and it will eventually go clear
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once it goes on to the model itself.
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So what we'll do is we'll grab out trusty
paintbrush
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and start applying the Z-Poxy to our Darth Vader Melted Mask model.
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Let's start the time-lapse footage!
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Okay so while I'm applying the epoxy here I'll tell you a little bit about the product. So it's
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from a company called Zap
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and the exact name the product is the
S-Poxy
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PT-39 and its
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quoted as being a thirty minute
solution.
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So, for me though, I would
definitely leave it for 12 hours because
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I just don't see it setting any time
soon than that.
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Now this is a good alternative to
acetone smoothing as well as another
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product out there called
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XTC 3D from a company called
Smooth-On.
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I picked this particular one up off
eBay and I paid about thirty one dollars
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Australian
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and you can find this overseas as well
so if you living in the US or Canada
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you'll be able to purchase this product
as well. I'll just pop a picture of the box up on
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the screen so you can see it.
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And there it is. This is the very first
time I've used the product as well.
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So what you're seeing here is my first
attempt and I i think it really shows
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for beginner at least anyway, how a first
attempt could actually turn out.
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Now with a little bit more practice, I
know I can do a better job of this in
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the future, so
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for everyone watching don't judge me on
this. This is just my first time.
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So after all that rambling let's have a
look and see what the final product
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actually looks like
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after its been sitting for about 12 hours.
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After all that awesome Time Lapse footage , here we go!
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Now you'll see it's really nice and smooth and
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all those ugly lines from before are all
gone. Awesome!
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Now this is was my first time using the Z-Poxy solution, so
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I ran into a few issues an I thought I would discuss them in like a
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top 10 countdown things not to do. So here we go!
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Number Ten! Make sure you do this in a
well-ventilated area because even though
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it says that there is no odours,
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it does get quite fumey, so
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make sure you are definitely in a
well-ventilated area. Number Nine!
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Okay, so these two things here are you
most important so
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no matter what wear gloves.
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This stuff is an epoxy so it's just
like super glue.
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and we'll stick your hands site what ever
you do, just make sure you wear gloves.
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Number Eight! Make sure you have the right tools for the job so in this case make
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sure you've got the right size brushes
for the right size application.
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In this example I would have used a finer brush for the more intricate
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details inside the
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model and on the outside I would have
used probably a slightly bigger brush
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Number Seven! Make sure you've got some Isoprpyl
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Alcohol handy for rinsing your brushes and the container as well.
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Because it will stick to it and if you
don't get rid of it
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it'll just be lumpy mass. Number Six!
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If you don't want your 3d model to stick
to your desk or table
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after you apply the Z-Poxy solution I would make sure you put something underneath it
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like
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a placemat or some baking paper.
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Number Five! Whatever you do don't pick up your model for at least I would say 12
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hours
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I did mine in the first hour or two and I
did leave some finger prints on the
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model itself
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you can see a right here and even though it doesn't really distract from it much
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I think that it looks a little bit unprofessional
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Number Four! One of things that it does say on the Z-Poxy bottles
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is to make sure you puncture the top of
the bottle.
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What I did instead is I chopped three
millimeters off the top
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and now I find the solution comes out a
lot easier. Before it was like a really
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really thick syrup
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that was just so hard to squeeze out. Now, it just pours out!
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Number Three! One of the other things that I should have done
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is attach the model to some sort of stand.
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with double-sided tape or blue TAC. Now the reason I should have done this
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is because when you get to the edges
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it gets really hard to apply it smoothly
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and also if you put it on paper, that's
what it looks like.
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Number Two! Now this is definitely
something to look out for.
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Next time when I was doing something
like this with all the intricate spaces
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in here,
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I would start here first instead of starting
on the outside.
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Reason being is that you can get into
all the fine places without having to
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worry about moving the model
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too much and you can also tip it up on
its side.
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Hold it there. No problems whatsoever! You can see into the crevices a lot better
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where as if you do the outside first all
this stuff in here is a lot harder to get to
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which is what I found.
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So starting here first, ending here.
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Number One.So this is probably one of
the most important tips that I've got
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for you.
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When you get to your 3d model, try not to
lather it on
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too thick. If you have a look around his
mouth he looks like a drooling
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Bulldog.
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Now while that looks cool it's not the
effect that I was going for this
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model so
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next time I would just put it on.... not
thick
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but not too thin either.
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That's it for another episode of 3D Burn.
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