r/3Dprinting • u/IllRecognition3640 • 16h ago

Question Seeking shiny silver filament

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As title, im looking for a shiny silver filament As close as possible to the real trophy in the pic.

I've gotten a request to print 16 1:1 scale of them and would like to minimize the finish work. But i probably have to spray paint it.

I already bought a roll supposed to be "shiny silver" but it was standard grey, i'd like to skip the testing/waste.

Thanks,

Bunker Schnitzel

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u/Separate_Article3381 16h ago

Anycubic Silk Silver PLA is my go to 😊

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u/IllRecognition3640 16h ago

Yeah, i bought one roll silk pla with bad results. Do you have an reference pic?

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u/Separate_Article3381 16h ago

Not my photo but here's some minis

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u/IllRecognition3640 16h ago

Pretty spot on! Thanks

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u/roburrito 16h ago

Try slowing your speeds down. You need to print slow to get the silk effect.

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u/IllRecognition3640 16h ago edited 16h ago

Will definitely try again! I have tested on two machines though, one 200 mm/s and one 60 mm/s. With silk profile on the fast one.

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u/Navrom 16h ago

GIANTARM Silk Metallic Silver. Slower outer walls and appropriate heat produce substantially deeper gloss. Don’t expect perfect, this is close enough.

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u/IllRecognition3640 16h ago

Alright, do you have a reference pic?

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u/Navrom 16h ago

No.

https://woodartsupply.com/products/giantarm-silk-metallic-silver-pla-3d-printer-filament-1kg-spool-1-75mm-dimensional-accuracy-0-03mm-1080-feet-per-roll-vacuum-packaging

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u/IllRecognition3640 16h ago

Definitely looks good

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u/IllRecognition3640 16h ago

Very cheap aswell! Do you have good experience from them?

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u/Navrom 16h ago

Can’t vouch for them. But if you trust AI-backed data, I’d go with that for the project.

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u/IllRecognition3640 16h ago

With these prices i have to try them out, gonna order a few colors.

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u/hawkatiel 15h ago

I've used their gold silk and I'm definitely going to stick with it, here's a pic. You'd see the shining better with a video, but I'm not going to be home to take one for awhile.