RepRapper Silver MetalShift 3D Printer Resin 405nm Fast UV-Curing Standard Photopolymer 3D Printing Resin with Metallic Shine for LCD Printer, Argent Aura 1000g

Perfect Silver color and sheen for these! Has an interesting viscosity.

The “silver” resin does not print metallic. It’s a clear resin with glitter/mica floating in it. Prints looked nothing like the dragon example in the product photo. It’s just clear, glittery resin, and very brittle at that. If I hadn’t already used some on a test print I would be returning it. Instead I’m just gonna throw it away instead of taking up space on my shelf.

Not metallic silver, this is translucent with silver flakes. It is also the least reliable resin I have used so far.

Like this resin for my printer. Runs great

Let me start by saying the resin, as a resin, was terrific. It printed well, the odor was minimal, and the addition of the spigot with the bottle was chef's kiss... I wish every manufacturer would do this. The problem, and the reason I can only give this a 3 is that even after vigorously shaking the resin for 10 minutes, and seeing a good, thick, rich, bath of metallic fluid once poured into the vat... that is not what printed. Honestly, I'm not even sure where the metallic mica, or whatever went, because the metallic was gone by the time I pulled from the build plate. What was in the vat still looked metallic, but the finished print was not, and there was no metallic residue as the vat was used. The metallic just disappeared. I would certainly buy any normal color again from this brand, but I would not waste my time on the metallics. I'll just have to stick to paint post-process.

I DO NOT like this stuff. As another reviewer pointed out, if the print isn't parallel to the print surface it's translucent - the instructions state you need to print large surfaces parallel to the print bed for the metallic to be visible, but it doesn't state that it will be translucent otherwise. This stuff is brittle with little to no give, trying to get this off the print bed was a nightmare and resulted in several snapped prints. The slightest bend from the putty knife, and then xacto knife, resulted in a complete snap of prints. Adhesion to the plate was good, too good, getting this stuff to release so you can get your print is a challenge. Cleaning the vat was a nightmare. This stuff doesn't want to come off, even with 99% IPA it was a chore; still not sure my surfaces are restored to what they were prior to using this stuff. I read the previous reviews mentioning how awful this stuff was when they used the cleaning option for their printer, so I didn't even attempt that for fear of a bigger cleaning hassle, I just sought to get rid of the remaining resin and clean the vat. At the end of my adventure with this stuff I'm almost left feeling like I should replace my printbed and vat film. I will NOT be attempting to use this stuff again in the future, regardless of the project or needs.

First yes, this review is from someone who was disappointed in the product and who rarely reviews products they were satisfied with. Here's what I didn't like about this "Silver Metalshift 3D Printer Resin" 1) It truly is only metallic looking on surfaces parallel to the build plate. Otherwise it is a semi-clear gray color. If you are looking for a resin that will at least give you a head start in producing a metallic looking 3D print keep looking. 2) it is extremely brittle. Sliced models that I have successfully printed many times in say, Phrozen Aqua 8k crash often in this resin, breaking free from the support structure. 3) It is a PITA to clean out of the vat. Exposing the vat with the 15s cleaning cycle does not provide a "clean" film to peel off -- instead broken and irregular, depending, apparently, on where the metallic particles happened to be most dense. Cleaning the result out of the vat results in many large pieces of semi cured metallic shards that are.. just a pain to clean up. Something I'd be ok dealing with if the prints were any good. Bottom line: if you are making flat things like coins or shields and can orient your model to be parallel to the build plate, you may get good results. Otherwise, forget it.

So as a resin, it printed fine, no issues with details or anything like that, but it doesn't look metallic at all. BUT I will say the bottle design is amazing, comes with a seperate lid and pour spout to make super easy pouring and returning unused resin to bottle.

The color does not look silver but rather a weird colored effect that can’t tell if it was grey or dark grey! Waste of time and money!