Increasing Clarity on PETG Plastics
- Thread starter Karth
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SgtSaint
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They did vacuform it, right? Its not PETG 3d printed with all the associated layer lines is it?
Photos of the current state of it would help a lot.
You paid hard-earned money for it - what did the maker of it say when you told them it was underwhelming? To be fair to them maybe they just put the wrong/bad pull in the box and left your good one sitting on a bench. We're all human and make mistakes and like it when people give us the benefit of the doubt. Probably should offer them the same.
Sounds like you have some experience with these sorts of things. Maybe an issue with the variable thickness? I hate to say "Sand it from 240-8000 grit then polishing compound & wheel", but could be the case. Photos would help.
Karth
New Member
Oh sorry, I meant to attach the pics but forgot. Here is the current state:
And from the inside:
You raise a good point, I think I'll contact them about it. It is advertised as having "good optical clarity" which, while I can certainly see out odf it, this isn't what I'd consider "good". Those books are only 2 feet away and I can't read the spines.
While I have some experience from past cosplays, clear plastics are pretty new for me. I'm mostly operating off of what I've found online.
And from the inside:
You raise a good point, I think I'll contact them about it. It is advertised as having "good optical clarity" which, while I can certainly see out odf it, this isn't what I'd consider "good". Those books are only 2 feet away and I can't read the spines.
While I have some experience from past cosplays, clear plastics are pretty new for me. I'm mostly operating off of what I've found online.
SgtSaint
Active Member
I can't say I'm impressed with it. By comparison this is 5mm thick printed resin after only getting as far as the 800grit that I had on hand, and not yet even clear coated. I'm not saying this is better... Just saying that for mid-way through a process you can see where this would go with more work. (Grits up to 6000 arrive this week).
Point being, you bought something that was supposed to be ready, not ready to be worked on.
Clear coat does wonderers for clear resins by filling in the micro scratches and normalizing the finish. Maybe give it a try on both sides in a small controlled area like near the back beyond the peripheral vision. Worst case you were going to have to sand and polish anyway.
Also for comparison, this is the visor I got through Nerdforge for the helmet files they produce.
Point being, you bought something that was supposed to be ready, not ready to be worked on.
Clear coat does wonderers for clear resins by filling in the micro scratches and normalizing the finish. Maybe give it a try on both sides in a small controlled area like near the back beyond the peripheral vision. Worst case you were going to have to sand and polish anyway.
Also for comparison, this is the visor I got through Nerdforge for the helmet files they produce.
