I could write a book as an answer. What type of printer is it? I print with resin and am just starting to see some fairly good results. My prints are very smooth, needing only minor sanding. I think I have positioning down, see inside........ *PIC*

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I printed this Suburban this week. I wish the roof were more correct. It's narrow and drives me crazy. However, the rest of it's pretty good. Note the position in the photo. It's tilted up and sideways. It has a LOT of supports, and they are strategically placed. I've almost gotten rid of the "Z shifts" on my prints by reinforcing areas I know will try to swell or shrink while the print is facing hydraulic forces in the resin vat. I've been printing for 6 years now and am just beginning to understand the physics that take place during printing.

All of this being said, if it's not resin printing, it's going to have a LOT of work required to fix the layer lines and make it smooth.

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Any tricks to smoothing 3d print bodies besides lots of tedious sanding? *NM*
- I could write a book as an answer. What type of printer is it? I print with resin and am just starting to see some fairly good results. My prints are very smooth, needing only minor sanding. I think I have positioning down, see inside........ *PIC*
  - Thanks Steve-o... it's actually an ebay find. Horizontal surfaces are very good. Some lines on the side and a little shift problem on the front fenders, but I can fix it. It's a resin print, just didn't know if I was missing any cool tricks. *NM*
    - Oh I'm sorry, I misunderstood. Sand, sand sand. Block sand especially because the surface itself can have those "Z-shift" waves in it that'll show up after clearcoat. *NM*