Solvents for cleaning Resin Prints
Something to rinse away the remaining uncured resin so the printed model can be fully cured without additional blemishes.
Isopropyl Alcohol (Isopropanol)
- This is the most commonly and easily available alcohol in the US, every drug store and market carries this alcohol
- Works adequately to clean normal resins
- Elegoo Standard resins
- Elegoo ABS-Like resins
- Works poorly to clean some other resins
- Siraya Tech Blu - Nylon Black
- Many people complain about the smell being more objectionable compared to Ethyl Alcohol
Ethyl Alcohol (Ethanol)
- Available in the US at most Home Improvement, Paint Supply, or Hardware stores (Liquor stores are too expensive!)
- Works great to clean all resins I have tried!
- Cleans better than Isopropyl but Ethyl can degrade or destroy the plastic on some washing stations
- Using anhydrous alcohol didn't seem to make any difference in my testing, 120-200 proof seemed similar enough
Water (Agua)
- The most available solvent on the planet, and safe enough to drink!
- My experience with water soluble resins is limited
- Resin containing water can NOT be dumped anywhere
- Can be taken to Hazmat disposal facility
- Can be left in the sun to dry and cure if the quantity isn't too large
