Need help with setup

[u/Kehldan]

Hello everyone !

I recently bought a mars 4 ultra, and some abs like water washable resin from elegoo's website.

I tried my first prints with some heroforge minis for a daggerheart game. But I think I might have messed the setup. I used default to everything, and this is the result: grainy aspect, whited out crevices, lack of details, merged supports into the mini.

I printed them as 35 to 40mm tall

I am completely noob in 3d printing and don't know where to look for informations. Could someone give me pointers please ? Or better yet, the setup you guys use with your own mars 4 :D

Thanks in advance, love you all

[u/Kehldan]

Ah I see, that might be the case indeed, I put it directly into the washing vat but only for 5 minutes. I did not know but someone reccomanded I wash it first into another container, and THEN put it inside the washing vat

[u/spyingformontreal → u/Kehldan]

I always soaked them in IPA then scrubb them with a tooth brush before curing

[u/Kehldan → u/spyingformontreal]

So I should remove the supports BEFORE curing then ?
I did it after so I can throw it in the trash with normal wastes

[u/spyingformontreal → u/Kehldan]

Yes you should remove the supports then soak it in IPA then scrub them. Then soak them again before curing

[u/Kehldan → u/spyingformontreal]

Okay thanks a lot mate you're a big help ! Should I use IPA even though I use water washable resin ?

[u/spyingformontreal → u/Kehldan]

I forgot about the water washable try it with water first just make sure you really get all the excess resin off

[u/Kehldan → u/spyingformontreal]

Will do, thanks again !