Polishing/sanding/chemical smoothing?

[katkramer]

I found this older thread…apparently it’s called “vapor polishing” in the filament printer world…

Vapour polishing anyone?

Someone mentioned this to me on an off hand comment. Basically using methylene chloride in a metal container with a glass roof which is then gently heated until it turns to a vapour. The vapour “melts” the top surface smoothing it out giving a great finish. I know it works with only certain types of plastics and was wondering if anyone had played with it with the form labs resin before I go and buy some? FYI methylene chloride is VERY nasty stuff so make sure you take appropriate precautions…