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Painting can breathe life and color into your 3D prints
A flawless paint job starts with priming
Support material around your part can be cut off with flush cutters or peeled off by hand
We'll use a rotary tool and hand files to sand down the support marks
Using fine grit sand paper gives the surface a smooth finish
To keep dust down, try wetting the sand paper
We're mounting our part on a dowel to keep it free from fingerprints
You can see I'm using short, rapid strokes starting and ending the spray off of the part
For even coverage it helps to rotate the part slowly while painting
After adding the first coat we'll do a close inspection to see if any touch up is needed
When the second coat of primer is dry it's ready for painting
We'll post a link to our detailed guide in the comments
In our next video, we'll continue on to spray painting to finish our paint job