{"id":829,"date":"2011-05-09T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/829-introducing-white-strong-flexible-polished-and-smooth.html"},"modified":"2022-09-28T14:17:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T18:17:59","slug":"introducing-white-strong-flexible-polished-and-smooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/introducing-white-strong-flexible-polished-and-smooth","title":{"rendered":"Introducing White Strong & Flexible… Polished and Smooth"},"content":{"rendered":"

DISCLAIMER:<\/strong> When we launched this material in 2011, we used to polish models for much longer; this is how we achieved a smooth and shiny finish. One of the disadvantages of this process was a loss of details on fragile models. When we changed the whole process to achieve more efficiency and faster turnaround times, we were also able to find the right balance between a smoother finish and sharper details. Please note that we no longer offer such long polishing times and if you order this material, your models will have a smooth, matte and velvet finish.   <\/em><\/p>\n

Shapeways is launching a smoother (and a bit shinier) White Strong and Flexible: WSF Polished<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Click to see SLS (left) vs. Polished SLS (right)
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iPhone Cases<\/strong> by <\/strong>C Westbrook Designs<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

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“The quality exceeds my expectation! It feels the same as injection moulded nylon, like for example the plastic part of a car key…With this quality level it makes the product perfect for selling in a store… I am really enthusiastic about this new SLS treatment!” -Gijs de Zwart, studiogijs<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“With the new smooth finish, White Strong & Flexible material has the same feel as a molded plastic part. It doesn’t feel like a “prototype” anymore and the smooth surface stands up much better to daily use.” -Jessica Rosenkrantz, Nervous System<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“The finish is silky smooth, and even gives glints of reflections! The surface feels almost as if the model has been injection molded…My wife has just has a feel of the polished SLS, she says, Ooo… they feel like Mentos!” — Paul King, Stop4stuff<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Unlike Mentos, WSF Polished is not edible (Duann, I’m looking at your son). We even have a video testimonial from Oskar, discussing both pros and cons of the new material<\/p>\n