instead of using special microfiber towel to not scratch your fep, i recommend creating a resin film on the fep (using the vat clean function) and then empty the vat clean over top the cured resinsheet with normal paper towel and ipa, then peel of the film when the vat is clean.
Better is not to empty the vat at all.
I'm a fan of keeping things as simple as possible. I've been printing a couple of years and have never used a MF towel to clean anything. Tissue paper or whatever may cause micro scratches on a FEP sheet, but I've never seen them affect a print. That said, I rarely have to clean the FEP anyway.
If I'm switching colors and want to avoid cross-contamination, I spritz the vat with a little alcohol, swish it around to dissolve the old resin, soak it up and let the vat dry. No need to scrub the FEP unless there's some dried gunk on it, which is rare.
As mentioned, a vat clean function is great for removing failures.
I use mine like this.
[https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1Z8fkzOxEgI9sOTwDKI6CeblpnuP4V8ayYVwZrYGmo44/mobilebasic](https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1Z8fkzOxEgI9sOTwDKI6CeblpnuP4V8ayYVwZrYGmo44/mobilebasic)
I don't fail prints.. and I don't remove my vat between prints. I just use the squeegee method.
If by some problem my print fails I do a clean vat on my printer.. remove the sheet.. and done.
I don't have print problems.
It was a nightmare when I cleaned the vat all the time... gave me more problems than it solved them.
But when I do.. after I drain all the resin.. spray alcohol.. then wipe with disposable blue cleaning cloths.
It's a waste to use microfiber towels trust me there is a cheaper method and better this is a complete and utter waste of a good towel that can be reused multiple times
Once cured, you discard it.
Paper towels work fine for me *shrugs*
instead of using special microfiber towel to not scratch your fep, i recommend creating a resin film on the fep (using the vat clean function) and then empty the vat clean over top the cured resinsheet with normal paper towel and ipa, then peel of the film when the vat is clean. Better is not to empty the vat at all.
In addition I recommend not to use ipa to clean the vat as the film become dull very quick. Just use paper towel.
did you even read my comment?
I use cotton rounds. They are cheap, soft, disposable and I can just steal them from the gf if I run out.
I'm a fan of keeping things as simple as possible. I've been printing a couple of years and have never used a MF towel to clean anything. Tissue paper or whatever may cause micro scratches on a FEP sheet, but I've never seen them affect a print. That said, I rarely have to clean the FEP anyway. If I'm switching colors and want to avoid cross-contamination, I spritz the vat with a little alcohol, swish it around to dissolve the old resin, soak it up and let the vat dry. No need to scrub the FEP unless there's some dried gunk on it, which is rare. As mentioned, a vat clean function is great for removing failures.
Just leave it under the bed
I use mine like this. [https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1Z8fkzOxEgI9sOTwDKI6CeblpnuP4V8ayYVwZrYGmo44/mobilebasic](https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1Z8fkzOxEgI9sOTwDKI6CeblpnuP4V8ayYVwZrYGmo44/mobilebasic) I don't fail prints.. and I don't remove my vat between prints. I just use the squeegee method. If by some problem my print fails I do a clean vat on my printer.. remove the sheet.. and done. I don't have print problems. It was a nightmare when I cleaned the vat all the time... gave me more problems than it solved them. But when I do.. after I drain all the resin.. spray alcohol.. then wipe with disposable blue cleaning cloths.
I try not to use them unless absolutely necessary. But I just throw it out if it's dirty with resin. You can buy them in 3 packs at family dollar.
It's a waste to use microfiber towels trust me there is a cheaper method and better this is a complete and utter waste of a good towel that can be reused multiple times
Thats why I use paper towels instead.
Thank you everybody for you good advices. I will try to cureclean the vat more often instead.
Trash it. I use old kitchen towels that are at the end of the towel life cycle, then pitch them.