Creating smooth 3D prints will always require some work. Sanding will either prepare your print for other processes or else create a near-flawless surface by itself. No matter which procedure you choose, there are always some caveats to any PLA smoothing

PLA is undoubtedly the most widely used material for 3D printing worldwide, but it has some disadvantages. In particular, one of the things that often makes people prefer ABS over PLA is the ability to smooth it out using acetone.

How to Smooth PLA 3D Prints: In this instructable I am going to show you how I smooth PLA 3D prints with four different methods. Thanks to instructables in 2013 my life as a maker changed a lot. In that year I won my first 3D printer with my Nerf Sentry G