Are you new to printing or just wondering why your silk models do not come out as shiny as the ones you see on the web?

I printed about 80 cubes with various settings until I finally settled on these settings which produce VERY shiny results.

The final value of 30 for the following settings was the result. Even changing up by 10 to 40 results is a far less shiny result, but going any slower than 30 produces nothing extra. Please note that changing these settings from stock to 30 will increase your print time by around 60% but it's definitely worth it!

Both of the benchy;s in the photos are printed on the same X1 Carbon with the same 0.4 nozzle and the same 0.20 layer height with the same filament (Tri-Silk red,blue and yellow from Eryone).

The only difference to get the shiny result was to change three settings on the speed tab. You'll need to have the advanced settings turned on first and then simply change INITIAL LAYER, OUTER WALL and TOP SURFACE all to 30. That's it!

The print profile contains a test cube that if you can use as a base. Just delete the cube and drag your model into it's place.

All other settings haven't been touched so if you already have modifications to your settings it might be easier to just modify the three settings instead.

One final tip I've been using recently - the textured PEI gold plate is absolutely amazing. I was really struggling, changing temperatures for the bed and nozzle to try and get models to stick and I really didn't want to use glue and the gold PEI plate changed all that. However over the period of a week or so, it too started to lose adhesion. I tried the soap and water with limited success and even Windex (the blue one which is hard to get in the UK) and even that wasn't great. Then I started using isopropyl alcohol. but importantly you MUST get the right stuff. NOT acetone. NOT nail polish remover. NOT 70% solution. Make sure you get the 99.9% solution, something like this : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trade-Chemicals-Isopropanol-Alcohol-99-99/dp/B08FJ74J22

Pour the liquid into a little squirt bottle, give the plate a generous 5-10 squirts and then rub off with a lint free cloth : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bottles-1-69oz-Plastic-Refillable-Containers/dp/B08D9DTN23

Then, don't touch the plate with your fingers at all. Handle by the edges and if you do touch it - give it another spray and wipe.

Now go print a dummy 13 or rocktopus and watch all those tiny segments stay adhered to the bed perfectly! Even at stock temperatures.

Hope that helps someone and as always all comments and suggestions are welcome.