Once your 3D-printed wax model is cast, it will go to finishing. The post-processing techniques for gloss, high-gloss, satin, sandblasted or antique finishes are all unique and each will have a different effect on your model’s level of detail.
It’s good to take the amount of erosion from these finishes into account when you are designing your model.
Material | Color/Finish | Type of Finish | Amount of Erosion | Level of Detail |
Silver | Gloss | Gloss | 0.05 to 0.075 mm |
High |
Silver |
Satin | Satin |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Silver |
Sandblasted | Sandblasted |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Silver |
High Gloss | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Silver |
Antique | Antique | 0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Gold | 14K Yellow | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Gold |
14K White | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Gold |
14K Red | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Gold |
18K Yellow | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Gold |
18K White | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Gold |
18K Red | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Brass | Natural PU-coated | Gloss |
0.05 to 0.075 mm |
High |
Brass |
Yellow gold-plated polished | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Brass |
Red gold-plated polished | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Brass |
Black color-plated polished | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Brass |
Chrome-plated polished | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Bronze | Natural PU-coated |
Gloss |
0.05 to 0.075 mm |
High |
Bronze |
Natural uncoated | Gloss |
0.05 to 0.075 mm |
High |
Bronze |
Polished PU-coated | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |
Copper | Polished natural uncoated | High-gloss |
0.10 to 0.15 mm |
Low |