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bhotting
05-30-2017, 10:32 AM
Hi,

I put a polished 3d printed part in a glass of cold water and it loses/changes color.
The filament is black but changes to mid grey in water.

http://www.colourconsult.nl/public-images/p20170529_174114.jpg


http://www.colourconsult.nl/public-images/p20170529_173946.jpg
regards,
bjorn

bolsoncerrado
05-30-2017, 02:13 PM
WoW!
Did u tell polymakr?

bhotting
05-31-2017, 08:43 AM
yes they are looking into it.

i repeated the test with 2 parts, one polished the other not. both polysmooth filament
only the polished version changes from black to grey.

bolsoncerrado
05-31-2017, 08:49 AM
now that's quite interesting!

I knew the polishing affected the structure....but the color!? thats quite weird!


did both of your nebulizers work fine?

bhotting
05-31-2017, 10:41 AM
the first one worked so didn't try the 2th

it can be me but i have the idea that i can also smell a light alcohol odor when the polished sample is in the water as if the alcohol absorbed by the part some way get released...
i'm not a chemist so no idea what is happening, up to polysmooth to find out...

Bottom line, its not water proof, don't use it outdoor or in the bathroom ;-)