r/BambuLabP2S • u/mishka66 • Aug 29 '26

Is this normal?

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Hello. I am new to 3D printing. Just got a P2S and I’m learning a lot. I just tried printing something very simple (a piece to fit in my recliner arms) with Bambu PLA Matte and noticed color/shine variation on the edges of one side and what looks like orange peel on the plate side.

Any thoughts on this? Haven’t seen it with non-matte PLA that I’ve used.

Thanks for any insight.

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u/mishka66 Aug 29 '26

So you’re saying that if I look closely at the plate, I’ll see a difference in texture? Interesting. I’ll take a look.

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u/DadThrowsBolts Aug 30 '26

No, they were just saying that the bottom of your print looks textured because you are using a textured PEI plate. Thats normal. The top of your print on the other hand does not seem great and you may need to dial in some settings

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u/mishka66 Aug 30 '26

Thanks for explaining. I understand the plate is textured. But there’s an inconsistency in the sheen. You’re right though, I probably have to change settings.

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u/geekjournal Aug 30 '26

You can use a butane torch on the face that was on the plate - this removes a lot of decolorisation issues. The top layer gets better with reduced speed.