# Wash and Cure Chart

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**Created:** [February 25, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wash-and-cure-chart/30389 "2021-02-25T20:39:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![rkagerer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@rkagerer](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/rkagerer)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/wash-and-cure-chart/30389/2 "2021-02-26T01:37:20Z")

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Cool!

Here’s my own concise, quick-reference:  
[Wash and Cure Time v2 (Feb 2021).pdf](https://www.dropbox.com/s/i1jh51tcoyf0uv0/Wash%20and%20Cure%20Time%20v2%20%28Feb%202021%29.pdf?dl=1)  
[Wash and Cure Time v2 (Feb 2021).doc](https://www.dropbox.com/s/szwilqikvsas5oj/Wash%20and%20Cure%20Times%20v2%20%28Feb%202021%29.doc?dl=1)

An advantage is they each fit on one page, and the Dental/Bio info is separate so you can cut them away if you don’t use those materials. I printed it out on Avery 6503 adhesive labels, and stuck them right on the front of my Wash and Cure. I put a transparent Avery 73601 laminated sheet on top of the Wash one to help prevent the ink from running when IPA drips down on it. All those stickers are removable without residue.

[![](https://i.imgur.com/aFHPRZN.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/aFHPRZN.jpg)

For the latest, authoritative recommendations, Formlabs maintains an up-to-date chart for wash times here:  
[https://support.formlabs.com/s/article/Form-Wash-Time-Settings](https://support.formlabs.com/s/article/Form-Wash-Time-Settings)

And cure times, here:  
[https://support.formlabs.com/s/article/Form-Cure-Time-and-Temperature-Settings](https://support.formlabs.com/s/article/Form-Cure-Time-and-Temperature-Settings)

On both pages you can click _Download the latest PDF version_ for a printable one. But I’ve noticed there are some discrepancies depending where you look.

e.g. For Dental SG the web page recommends 15 minutes in the bucket, then 5 in fresh IPA. But their PDF says 10 minutes in each. The PDF also recommends ≥ 99% IPA for all bio. Similarly, Denture Teeth and Base is 10 minutes on the website vs. 10-20 minutes in the PDF.

For Castable Wax, the Formlabs Wash PDF says “If parts are sticky after washing in TPM, Formlabs recommends post-curing for optimal casting results” but there are no post-cure guidelines given for this resin in either the web page or their PDF’s.

Maybe @DKirch could flag these minor nitpicks to the team for review next time they update the publications.

Also interesting to see how recommendations have evolved over time - I seem to recall the older advice for Dental SG to be 5 mins in ≥96% IPA.

Finally, for those unaware, there’s a firmware update for the Form Cure (released in Preform 3.6.0 on June 18, 2020) which lets you [enter settings by simply selecting the material name](http://forum.formlabs.com/t/add-form-cure-widget-to-form3-screen/27753/8).

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