Post-processing of 3D prints for silicone molding
Hi everyone!
As you may know, our products are STL files designed for 3D printing. They require post-processing for safe use, and we are not responsible for any misuse or injury. Our models are intended for creating casts to produce body-safe silicone wellness products.
Useful Tips for Making Your Own Intimate Wellness Adult Toys
The choice between resin and filament printing is yours. Resin offers finer detail but can be more expensive, while PLA filament works well for larger models.
Our models have all been successfully printed with PLA filament on a Creality CR10 printer. If you print slowly with good settings, you won't see too many print lines and the quality will be quite satisfactory.
Whatever the type of printing, it is essential to get rid of these “print lines”. Cleaning an adult toy would be impossible, as bacteria would lodge in these lines.
This is why it's so important to post-process 3d printed models correctly.
Steps for Post-Processing Your 3D Print (as we do it)
After printing (obviously), with PLA or resin...
Sanding. (In an adequately ventilated workshop, and use sufficient protective gear: mask, gloves, goggles, etc.)
Apply primer evenly (we use an airbrush, but spray paint also works).
Finishing with fine sand paper.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 until satisfied (depending on print quality).
Airbrush on a uniform acrylic color (optional, just for fun, to get something nice to look at).
Finish with a body-safe resin varnish.
The models we obtained in this way were satisfactory by our standards: smooth and finely detailed (with no print lines). Even so, it is NOT recommended to use the model at this stage. It will be a pretty nice decorative piece, or a ready to use “positive” to start crafting a cast for silicone.
Making a Silicone Mold
After all these steps, it's time for the molding stage. We've created our negative molds with Dragon-Skin silicone to pour our body-grade silicone into.
However, we don't specialize in silicone molding, so we invite you to research the subject if you're interested.
We might make a blog post on the subject later. If you know more about this topic or would like to share tutorials, please reply in the comment section.
We really hope this publication will help you out with your intimate wellness adult toy creation journey!
Happy Printing!
Alyss Vincent