# Has anyone tried polishing parts made with the clear resin?

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/has-anyone-tried-polishing-parts-made-with-the-clear-resin/342>\
**Category:** Support & Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [August 15, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/has-anyone-tried-polishing-parts-made-with-the-clear-resin/342 "2013-08-15T07:53:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![AndrewHudson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@AndrewHudson](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/AndrewHudson)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/has-anyone-tried-polishing-parts-made-with-the-clear-resin/342/1 "2013-08-15T07:53:57Z")

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Just wondering if anyone has tried making lightpipes or lenses with parts off the Form 1. I should get my printer this Friday, and I’m looking forward to trying it out. Any tips on polishing would be greatly appreciated.

-Andy Hudson

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**Author:** ![JoryB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@JoryB](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/JoryB)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2013, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/has-anyone-tried-polishing-parts-made-with-the-clear-resin/342/2 "2013-08-15T13:23:34Z")

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We have tried polishing parts with a Dremel to varying degrees of success.

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