If you’re thinking of trying the acetone-vapor polishing process to smooth your 3D printed objects you simply should check out [Christopher’s] experiments with the process. He found out about the process from our feature a few days ago and chose to carry out a series of experiments on different printed models.
The results were mixed. He carried out the process in much the same way as the original offering. The skull seen above does a good job of demonstrating what can be achieved with the process. There is a smooth glossy finish and [Christopher] thinks there is no loss of detail. but one of the three models he evaluated wasn’t really affected by the vapor. He thinks it became a bit shinier, but not nearly as much as the skull even after sending it through the process twice. We’d love to hear some discussion as to why.
There is about eight minutes of video to go along with the project post. You’ll find it after the jump.