Matte Filament

These instructions were used on a Creality 5 S1. The results here are really nice once you dial it in.

Note: This matte filament is VERY picky, but following these instructions seem to yield good results.

1. Make sure the  bed is PERFECTLY LEVEL.

2. Make sure the bed is ABSOLUTELY CLEAN of any oils, marks or residue left from other prints. (Use electronic grade Isopropyl alcohol)

3. Watch the outline on the initial flow onto the bed.   If it is even a bit off (i.e. the outline is not absolutely sticking to the bed) the print will fail. If you see a lack of adhesion, stop your print and re-level and clean the bed.

4. Set the hotend temperature to 210C.  Any lower and you risk layer adhesion.  Any higher you risk clogging the printhead and the print will be a different color.

5. Start the bed temperature at 85C for the initial layer and then drop it to 80C.

6. DO NOT FULLY ENCLOSE THE PRINTER.    If you fully enclose your pinter the headend seems to get to hot and clog.

7. Set your initial print speed to 15mm.

8. Set your normal print speed to 85% of what you normally would print at. (i.e. do not try to print at the full speed of the printer)

9. Set your retraction to 1.1mm

10. Set your regular and max fan speeds to 50%

11. Set your layer height to 24mm.

12. Don't rush and check the print often especially when doing fill.

13. If Cura is being used, start with a default PETG setting and make the above modifications.