{"id":22151,"date":"2015-09-08T14:46:10","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T14:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=22151"},"modified":"2020-08-31T18:05:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T22:05:11","slug":"introducing-coated-full-color-sandstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/introducing-coated-full-color-sandstone","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Coated Full Color Sandstone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">For years Full Color Sandstone has been the only full color 3D printed material offered and our community has created countless amazing products that have been top marketplace sellers. However, the material isn\u2019t perfect &#8211; there is always a need for more strength, move vivid colors, and in some cases, a smoother surface finish.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/pilots\/coated-full-color-sandstone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/keanu-coated.jpg\" alt=\"keanu-coated\" width=\"600\" height=\"334\" data-wp-pid=\"22163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/keanu-coated.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/keanu-coated-400x222.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/pilots\/coated-full-color-sandstone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coated Full Color Sandstone<\/a>. By hand brushing Full Color Sandstone pieces with a two-part epoxy resin, we are able to increase the strength and color of sandstone products, and give them a smooth, glossy sheen. We\u2019re very excited about this new process, and believe it has huge potential for the Shapeways marketplace. As with most new materials, we\u2019re starting out with a maker pilot to give you a chance to provide feedback and make sure it\u2019s as great as we think before launching to everyone.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The design guidelines are exactly the same, so anything you\u2019ve designed for regular Full Color <a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Sandstone<\/a> will work with our new process.\u00a0At $5.00 startup and $.85 per cc, Coated Full Color Sandstone is only slightly more expensive than regular sandstone.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a class=\"hoverZoomLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-08-at-10.43.06-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22179 hoverZoomLink\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-08-at-10.43.06-AM-625x473.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-09-08 at 10.43.06 AM\" width=\"625\" height=\"473\" data-wp-pid=\"22179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-08-at-10.43.06-AM-625x473.png 625w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-08-at-10.43.06-AM-356x270.png 356w, https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-09-08-at-10.43.06-AM.png 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To get started, simply visit the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/pilots\"> Pilot Page<\/a> and click the join button. You can start ordering your full color models instantly.<\/p>\n<p>Please share your photographs in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/forum\/index.php?t=thread&amp;frm_id=116&amp;\">forums<\/a> so we can gather feedback.\u00a0We can\u2019t wait to see what you make?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years Full Color Sandstone has been the only full color 3D printed material offered and our community has created&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":22163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[481],"tags":[731,1116,1244,1217],"class_list":["post-22151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shapeways","tag-full-color-sandstone","tag-new-material","tag-pilot-program","tag-pilots"],"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/keanu-coated.jpg","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.9 (Yoast SEO v23.9) - 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