# Translucent Resin?

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/translucent-resin/35769>\
**Category:** Materials\
**Created:** [March 2, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/translucent-resin/35769 "2023-03-02T16:26:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SRobson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@SRobson](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/SRobson)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/translucent-resin/35769/1 "2023-03-02T16:26:13Z")

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![PXL_20230301_134011401~2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/formlabs/original/3X/6/d/6d1ee9664c55fef6ace10f976a8fc4d43cac9891.jpeg)

So, we have these two components, both printed together on the same printer, but as you can see, one is a lot more translucent than the other!

Does anybody know what may be causing this?

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**Author:** ![Jesse\_K](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/jesse_k/32/18872_2.png) [@Jesse\_K](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Jesse_K)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/translucent-resin/35769/2 "2023-03-02T23:28:53Z")

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Hi @SRobson,

Thanks for reaching out! This is certainly strange, especially if both pieces were part of the same print job. I would try to isolate any differing factors in post-processing including washing, post-curing, and potentially light exposure differences. If nothing stands out, I’d recommend [contacting our Support Team](https://support.formlabs.com/s/contact-support?language=en_US) and sharing details about your workflow.

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**Author:** ![agiorgitis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@agiorgitis](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/agiorgitis)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/translucent-resin/35769/3 "2023-03-05T14:45:32Z")

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i’ve seen this with draft resin, after it was left inside the resin tank for too long without printing. It was like the resin got separated from the gray additive

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**Author:** ![br4n\_d0n](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@br4n\_d0n](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/br4n_d0n)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/translucent-resin/35769/4 "2023-03-05T19:18:09Z")

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Yeah, it looks like the pigment in the resin started to separate