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3DP Tip: PETG, PEI and Ethanol

Parts printed from PETG will stick to Prusa's PEI sheet a lot, enough to delaminate or crack the PEI below during removal.

Here is Prusa's material guide. In PETG's page it explicitly says:

Printing on smooth PEI surface might damage the sheet.

Ask me how I found out.

A simple solution is to spray 70% ethanol on the print before removing it. It will cool the parts and get between the PEI and PETG, helping them come apart without damage or brutality.

My video below:

Here is a cracked PEI sheet for reference:

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