# Printing problem - advice before opening the ticket **URL:** \ **Category:** Support & Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [February 18, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/printing-problem-advice-before-opening-the-ticket/3722 "2015-02-18T23:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wojciech\_Madej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@Wojciech\_Madej](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Wojciech_Madej)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/printing-problem-advice-before-opening-the-ticket/3722/1 "2015-02-18T23:53:34Z")
I’m new to the FormLab 1+, and I have some problem. Printer prints only support. I’m attaching images showing my prints ![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/2618/4c14a9cdbf8af4de.jpg) ![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/2619/be677d6b5aba9b89.jpg) I made a test too resolution 0.1 ![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/2620/b080826d09fe8632.jpg) ![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/2621/5f55897ba550a99f.jpg) ![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/2622/f5c995c442a6dbda.jpg) ![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/2623/39efd0c96fa75324.jpg) ![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/2624/b13bf3c0528b5b39.jpg) ![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/2625/7d8ba89ca4e9690c.jpg) result was not really good next print after checking mirror and tank ![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/2626/5ae9c6b2aec1306c.jpg) ![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/2627/8c290475f2de6e7c.jpg) after checking again the tank i found some spots on PDMS ![](http://forum.formlabs.com/uploads/formlabs/2628/7708b79d1e945c39.jpg) any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![ChristopherBarr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/christopherbarr/32/645_2.png) [@ChristopherBarr](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/ChristopherBarr)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/printing-problem-advice-before-opening-the-ticket/3722/2 "2015-02-19T19:24:23Z")
I had a similar indication when I changed tanks, and here’s what I did: - strain the resin thru a paint filter, make sure it’s mixed well (definitely shake the bottle for a while) - drop your build platform 0.1 in fine tuning (z-offset) - orient to an area that has minimal clouding - reprint (only one object at a time to save resin 😄 ) see if that helps. If it’s a little better, but not quite fixed, repeat above, dropping an additional 0.1. If it’s worse, reset tuning to default, then add 0.1 to the z offset dialing it in is a trial and error game. If nothing in fine tuning helps, open a ticket. -C ---
**Author:** ![Wojciech\_Madej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@Wojciech\_Madej](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Wojciech_Madej)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/printing-problem-advice-before-opening-the-ticket/3722/3 "2015-02-19T23:49:48Z")
thanks ,will do ---
**Author:** ![RocusHalbasch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RocusHalbasch](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/RocusHalbasch)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2015, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/printing-problem-advice-before-opening-the-ticket/3722/4 "2015-02-20T12:24:42Z")
I’d guess galvo mirror dust, or a temperature problem. But it’s hard to say. ---
**Author:** ![Wojciech\_Madej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@Wojciech\_Madej](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Wojciech_Madej)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/printing-problem-advice-before-opening-the-ticket/3722/5 "2015-02-20T18:55:39Z")
what should be the optimal operating temperature? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/5/b/5bc2bdf993ff27c2e0eecab5010b25626fbb327a.png) [@system](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/printing-problem-advice-before-opening-the-ticket/3722/6 "2015-03-06T18:55:53Z")
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