{"id":1040,"date":"2011-10-10T02:58:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-10T02:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1040-how-to-post-process-silver-3d-prints.html"},"modified":"2022-09-22T16:08:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T20:08:14","slug":"how-to-post-process-silver-3d-prints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/how-to-post-process-silver-3d-prints","title":{"rendered":"How to Post Process Silver 3D Prints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you have your beautifully <a href=\"\/materials\/silver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polished silver 3D print<\/a> back from Shapeways and your retinas are now burnt from the gleaming shine, want to know how to to the gloss down a notch or ten? Boiled Eggs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:10468 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" width=\"640\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/duality_silver_01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/hisdesign?user_id=26260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Cheng<\/a> has given his <a href=\"\/model\/328783\/duality_m_ring.html?gid=ug26260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duality Ring<\/a> the <a href=\"\/forum\/index.php?t=msg&amp;th=6658&amp;start=0&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boiled egg in a ziplock bag treatment<\/a> to give his intricate design a little more pop in Silver (below left). &nbsp;He also tried a&nbsp;short bath of aluminum foil\/baking soda\/salt\/hot water (below right).<\/p>\n<p>What post processes have you used to make your silver prints shine (less).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:10486 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" width=\"640\" 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