Are you good with a Dremel?

[bellavite1]

I just purchased a 3D printed trigger housing for my AP5.
While functionally perfect it has a few imperfections that bother my OCD, like a lot...
Someone that knows his way around a Dremel could probably make it perfect, but that someone is NOT me:
I know myself enough to stay away from it.
Can anyone help or suggest a business/shop that can?
I will be happy to pay for your time ...

Luigi 7209406373

[XJ]

Those look to be fixable with sandpaper.

[buffalobo]

^^^This, and it will be therapeutic for OCD.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim

[BPTactical]

Steal some of the Mrs emery boards she uses for her nails and get busy. You try a dremel and you will melt it.
Slow & smooth Lou

[BushMasterBoy]

I was thinking cut some fine grade sandpaper in strips and put the gun in a vise. Make sure the gun is wrapped in a cloth. Use the strips of sandpaper to gently blend/smooth the surface using a seesawing motion. Polish the surface with cheese cloth as a final finish. It will probably be a painstaking job.

[bellavite1]

I was thinking cut some fine grade sandpaper in strips and put the gun in a vise. Make sure the gun is wrapped in a cloth. Use the strips of sandpaper to gently blend/smooth the surface using a seesawing motion. Polish the surface with cheese cloth as a final finish. It will probably be a painstaking job.

It is...hence the Dremel thing...[Coffee]

[eddiememphis]

I have heard of a heat gun relaxing some of those ridges. Depends on what type of plastic they used to make it.

[whitewalrus]

I have heard of a heat gun relaxing some of those ridges. Depends on what type of plastic they used to make it.

I have smoothed some out with heat guns. Depending on plastic used, acetone may also work.

[bellavite1]

You guys are a brave bunch....[Shock]

[BushMasterBoy]

I asked AI on Google and it said this...

"To smooth plastic, wet-sand with progressively finer grits of sandpaper (e.g., starting around 220 or 320 grit and moving to 400, 600, 800, and finer) to remove imperfections, then polish with a liquid polishing compound using a buffer or cloth for a final shine. Start with coarser grits for rougher surfaces and use water to keep the sandpaper from clogging."


Sorry, the search term was "smoothing plastic out"

You may want to do your own search if the material is not plastic

[bellavite1]

I asked AI on Google and it said this...

"To smooth plastic, wet-sand with progressively finer grits of sandpaper (e.g., starting around 220 or 320 grit and moving to 400, 600, 800, and finer) to remove imperfections, then polish with a liquid polishing compound using a buffer or cloth for a final shine. Start with coarser grits for rougher surfaces and use water to keep the sandpaper from clogging."

Thank you! [Beer]

[def90]

Yeah, you are going to have to sand the entire thing in order to get a consistent finish. You bought that from a vendor? Is that normal or did you get a b stock item? If that is not normal I'd ask for a replacement.

[BushMasterBoy]

Instead of polishing, can it be cerakote finished? I have no experience with cerakote. Some vendors listed below

https://highcountryarmory.net/

https://www.actioncerakoteandlaser.com/index.html

[CHA-LEE]

The effectiveness of Dremeling 3D Printed parts depends on the material used to print it and if "Hollowing" patterns under the surface were used to make the part lighter or not consume so much material. Even if its a dremelable material, you will need to use a low speed and a light touch to keep the plastic from overheating. The few times I have dremeled on 3D Printed parts I had to use a fairly coarse sanding drum bit to take off the bulk of the material in a manner that would easily "Dig" the surface later off without getting the plastic too hot. Then I would go back over it with a fine grit flapper wheel to smooth it out.

Wet sanding it with graduating finer grit paper would be the least risky way to smooth out 3D printed parts. But that can take a long while.