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In fact, it worked so well that I don't think there's gonna be a v3.
However, by the time the third one printed, it just keeps getting worse. I decided to try printing them with supports, rotated 180*. (3h26m, $1.06 in material each)
The result was MUCH nicer.
Removing the supports IS a bit of a pain though.
I started the next day by paying Discount to mount and balance the tires. Nothing went wrong there. But on the way home, I dropped by my local hardware store to pick up some paint. That... Didn't go so well. I couldn't figure out a way to paint just the raised portion of the center caps. I tried a traditional brush, a foam brush, a paper towel, a toothpick (which worked decent but left a bad texture), and anything I could think of. I just wasn't happy with the end result.
The one that looks the best of these four not-to-be-used parts is the first one where I masked up and cut out.
I had JUST gotten done spraying it when I thought to myself, "You idiot. PETG comes in multiple colors. Just print the raised part in grey."
This spray paint is so gorram thin it can wick under the masking tape
These look like kid’s Christmas ornaments - Obviously unacceptable.
Now, that being said. Even though the application looks like poop, the theory? I’m enjoying it.
There we go. I'm happy with that. And only 15 minutes to remove the supports. I'm getting faster!
