After owning my tevo tornado for years and years, after the original textured bed came up and was effectively destroyed, then I had to deal with all the adhesive on the glass bed underneath for years, I finally got my hands on some goo gone.
Removing the adhesive from the print bed has imo brought the printer to the next level. It's printing on glass.
Thing is, I simply haven't had the bandwidth to print anything on the revealed glass print bed, because it meant re-levelling the print bed and all that.
Today I'm doing my first print since removing the adhesive. Wish me luck -- it's still a bit dodgy, but the first layer seems to have gone down pretty well. Having a perfectly flat print surface really changed everything.
Removing the adhesive from the print bed has imo brought the printer to the next level. It's printing on glass.
Thing is, I simply haven't had the bandwidth to print anything on the revealed glass print bed, because it meant re-levelling the print bed and all that.
Today I'm doing my first print since removing the adhesive. Wish me luck -- it's still a bit dodgy, but the first layer seems to have gone down pretty well. Having a perfectly flat print surface really changed everything.
GooGone's nice, but MEK, toluene or their cocktail lacquer thinner will completely dissolve the adhesive and make it instantly removable/wipeable with no residue.
Wish I'd known, I'd have used that. One issue with the goo gone is it's oily.
The adhesive they used on the bed was brutal. I have a sneaking suspicion my bed layers will be better without that thick inconsistently thick layer everywhere it'll be a better print even if you totally ignore the bottom surface.
The adhesive they used on the bed was brutal. I have a sneaking suspicion my bed layers will be better without that thick inconsistently thick layer everywhere it'll be a better print even if you totally ignore the bottom surface.
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