Spray Painting

Spray Painting

Functionality

Applications

FAQ Spray Painting

In spray painting, a coating optimized for polyamide is applied. The coating layer is typically 0.1 – 0.3 mm. A wide range of colors and also special effects (e.g. “Glow in the Dark”) can be achieved with this finishing process.

Spray painted 3d printed parts from 3Faktur

Spray Painting at 3Faktur

The spray painting is done externally by an industrial coating service provider. As a result, extended production times of 2 – 3 weeks are to be expected. We use Cerakote® as preferred coating, as it is optimized for additive manufactured PA and TPU. Other paint systems (e.g. to reproduce specific RAL colors) can also be used on request.

Stormtrooper White H-297
Stormtrooper White H-297
Bright White H-140
Bright White H-140
Snow White H-136
Snow White H-136
Hidden White H-242
Hidden White H-242
Battleship Grey H-213
Battleship Grey H-213
Electrical Barrier H-900
Electrical Barrier H-900
Crushed Silver H-255
Crushed Silver H-255
Satin Mag H-147
Satin Mag H-147
Shimmer Aluminum H-158
Shimmer Aluminum H-158
Steel Grey H-139
Steel Grey H-139
Titanium H-170
Titanium H-170
Stainless H-152
Stainless H-152
Tungsten H-237
Tungsten H-237
Gun Metal Grey H-219
Gun Metal Grey H-219
Sig Dark Grey H-210
Sig Dark Grey H-210
MultiCam Dark Grey H-345
MultiCam Dark Grey H-345
Kel Tec Navy H-127 Blue
Kel Tec Navy H-127 Blue
Sniper Grey H-234
Sniper Grey H-234
Tactical Grey H-227
Tactical Grey H-227
Stone Grey H-262
Stone Grey H-262
Springfield Grey H-304
Springfield Grey H-304
Cobalt H-112
Cobalt H-112
Mil Spec Green H-264
Mil Spec Green H-264
Armor Black H-190
Armor Black H-190
MagPul Stealth Grey H-188
MagPul Stealth Grey H-188
Graphite Black H-146
Graphite Black H-146
Midnight Blue H-238
Midnight Blue H-238
Gloss Black H-109
Gloss Black H-109
Light Sand H-142
Light Sand H-142
Benelli Sand H-143
Benelli Sand H-143
FS Brown Sand H-30372
FS Brown Sand H-30372
Federal Standard Sabre Sand H-33446
Federal Standard Sabre Sand H-33446
Desert Verde H-256
Desert Verde H-256
Desert Sand H-199
Desert Sand H-199
Desert Sage H-247
Desert Sage H-247
Noveske Tiger Eye Brown H-187
Noveske Tiger Eye Brown H-187
Cadex Tan H-308
Cadex Tan H-308
MultiCam Pale Green H-339
MultiCam Pale Green H-339
Smith & Wesson Tan H-307
Smith & Wesson Tan H-307
Matte Brown H-7504
Matte Brown H-7504
Gold H-122 Still
Gold H-122 Still
MultiCam Olive H-344
MultiCam Olive H-344
AI Dark Earth H-250
AI Dark Earth H-250 Still
Barrett Brown H-269
Barrett Brown H-269
MagPul Flat Dark Earth H-267
MagPul Flat Dark Earth H-267
Coyote Tan H-235
Coyote Tan H-235
Flat Dark Earth H-265
Flat Dark Earth H-265
Mud Brown H-225
Mud Brown H-225
Troy Coyote Tan H-268
Troy Coyote Tan H-268
Copper Brown H-149
Copper Brown H-149
Federal Brown H-212
Federal Brown H-212
MultiCam Dark Brown H-342
MultiCam Dark Brown H-342
Springfield FDE H-305
Springfield FDE H-305
Glock FDE H-261
Glock FDE H-261
Patriot Brown H-226
Patriot Brown H-226
Hazel Green H-204
Hazel Green H-204
Plum Brown H-298
Plum Brown H-298
Cobalt Kinetics Green H-296
Cobalt Kinetics Green H-296
Chocolate Brown H-258
Chocolate Brown H-258
Burnt Bronze H-148
Burnt Bronze H-148
Midnight Bronze H-294
Midnight Bronze H-294
Barrett Bronze H-259
Barrett Bronze H-259
Mojito H-313
Mojito H-313
MultiCam Light Green H-340
MultiCam Light Green H-340
Noveske Bazooka Green H-189
Noveske Bazooka Green H-189
Crocodile H-360
Crocodile H-360
Forest Green H-248
Forest Green H-248
MultiCam Bright Green H-343
MultiCam Bright Green H-343
MultiCam Dark Green H-341
MultiCam Dark Green H-341
Charcoal Green H-338
Charcoal Green H-338
MagPul Foliage Green H-231
MagPul Foliage Green H-231
Mil Spec OD Green H-240
Mil Spec OD Green H-240
Highland Green H-200
Highland Green H-200
Jesse James Eastern Front Green H-400
Jesse James Eastern Front Green H-400
OD Green H-236
OD Green H-236
MagPul OD Green H-232
MagPul OD Green H-232
Citron H-324
Citron H-324
Zombie Green H-168
Zombie Green H-168
Parakeet Green H-331
Parakeet Green H-331
Green Mamba H-351
Green Mamba H-351
Squatch Green H-316
Squatch Green H-316
Island Green H-353
Island Green H-353
Robin's Egg Blue H-175
Robin's Egg Blue H-175
Aztec Teal H-349
Aztec Teal H-349
It's A Boy H-356
It's A Boy H-356
Patriot Blue H-362
Patriot Blue H-362
Ridgeway Blue H-220
Ridgeway Blue H-220
Periwinkle H-357
Periwinkle H-357
Blue Raspberry H-329
Blue Raspberry H-329
Sea Blue H-172
Sea Blue H-172
Sky Blue H-169
Sky Blue H-169
Polar Blue H-326
Polar Blue H-326
NRA Blue H-171
NRA Blue H-171
Blue Titanium H-185
Blue Titanium H-185
Northern Lights H-315
Northern Lights H-315
Pastel Purple H-138
Pastel Purple H-138
Purplexed H-332
Purplexed H-332
Wild Purple H-197
Wild Purple H-197
Bright Purple H-217
Bright Purple H-217
Crushed Orchid H-314
Crushed Orchid H-314
Rose Gold H-327
Rose Gold H-327
Pink Champagne H-311
Pink Champagne H-311
Bazooka Pink H-244
Bazooka Pink H-244
Pink Sherbet H-328
Pink Sherbet H-328
Prison Pink H-141
Prison Pink H-141
Sig Pink H-224
Sig Pink H-224
Sangria H-348
Sangria H-348
Black Cherry H-319
Black Cherry H-319
Lemon Zest H-354
Lemon Zest H-354
Corvette Yellow H-144
Corvette Yellow H-144
Sunflower H-317
Sunflower H-317
Electric Yellow H-166
Electric Yellow H-166
Tequila Sunrise H-309
Tequila Sunrise H-309
HI-VIS Orange H-346
HI-VIS Orange H-346
Hunter Orange H-128
Hunter Orange H-128
Terra Cotta H-325
Terra Cotta H-325
Copper Suede H-310
Copper Suede H-310
Sedona H-333
Sedona H-333
Smith & Wesson Red H-216
Smith & Wesson Red H-216
USMC Red H-167
USMC Red H-167
Blood Orange H-322
Blood Orange H-322
Ruby Red H-306
Ruby Red H-306
Habanero Red H-318
Habanero Red H-318
Crimson H-221
Crimson H-221

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How it works

In spray painting, liquid paint is sprayed onto the surface of the component. Before painting, the surface of the plastic is thoroughly cleaned to ensure high paint adhesion. In the process used at 3Faktur, no adhesion primer is generally required, as the paints are optimized for polyamide or TPU.
The applied varnish forms a wet layer on the surface of the plastic, which gradually levels itself and dries to form a smooth and uniform surface. The drying time depends on the type of varnish and the thickness of the applied layer.

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Applications

Spray painting is recommended for visible parts only. Compared to dyeing, significantly more colors and also even better color homogeneity and replicability can be achieved with coating. However, due to the high manual effort involved, the costs for this post-processing are significantly higher.

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FAQ Spray Painting

What is the coating thickness?

The coating is applied in a manual process, so the layer thicknesses vary. In the case of Cerakote coatings, no primer is necessary, insofar the layer thicknesses are in the order of a tenth of a millimeter, in the case of coating systems with primer, the layer is thicker (depending to the number of layers applied).

Are the components sanded?

Not in the standard process, this can be done on request. In the standard process, the components are chemically smoothed before coating.

Are RAL colors also possible?

Yes this is possible with other paint systems. Please specify the desired RAL tone in your request.

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