# Resin Care

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/resin-care/14572>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [August 18, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/resin-care/14572 "2017-08-18T17:33:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![RWTIEDEMANN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RWTIEDEMANN](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/RWTIEDEMANN)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/resin-care/14572/1 "2017-08-18T17:33:24Z")

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Doing my very 1st 3d Print now with the form 2. It occurred to me just now, when the print is done and I remove my item, do I just close the orange lid and leave the resin in the tray for the next print a couple days from now?

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**Author:** ![rclaborne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/rclaborne/32/8369_2.png) [@rclaborne](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/rclaborne)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/resin-care/14572/2 "2017-08-18T17:55:54Z")

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Pretty much yes. You will have to remove the wiper and stir the material in the tank and shake the bottle before doing your next print.

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**Author:** ![RWTIEDEMANN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RWTIEDEMANN](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/RWTIEDEMANN)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/resin-care/14572/3 "2017-08-18T18:06:49Z")

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Thanks! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Frew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@Frew](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Frew)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/resin-care/14572/4 "2017-08-18T18:32:36Z")

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Yep, the tank, cartridge, and platform can be left in the printer for extended periods of time. If you go a while without printing, it can be important to stir the material in the tank using the included scraper.

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**Author:** ![dentalChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@dentalChris](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/dentalChris)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/resin-care/14572/5 "2017-08-20T15:32:20Z")

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Why must the wiper be removed? I thought it would only be nessesary to clean the build plate? Does the lid protect the resin completly from the sunlight for many weeks?

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**Author:** ![cjryker06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@cjryker06](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/cjryker06)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/resin-care/14572/6 "2017-08-21T01:28:52Z")

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The wiper can stay on. Just skim the PDMS layer gently a few times then move the wiper over and do the other portion. I usually do this about 3 times and shake that cartridge well before each print. You wanna hear it sloshing too, not just feel some sluggish movement.

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**Author:** ![dentalChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@dentalChris](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/dentalChris)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/resin-care/14572/7 "2017-08-21T17:54:26Z")

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Thanks, thats the way I wanted to do it.