DIMA 3D Introduces new DIMAFIX Adhesion Spray

No one likes having their 3D printed objects warp or stick to the print bed; the latest product on the market to avoid unfortunate misprints and sticks is DIMAFIX, introduced by Spain-based DIMA 3D. DIMAFIX is an adhesive spray intended to help 3D prints of thermoplastic materials on FFF-based 3D printers with hot print beds. The adhesive sticks at temperatures of over 50º C and can be removed (without tools!) as the temperature lowers. Each can contains 400 mL of product, enough for more than 100 uses. Check out more details: http://3dprint.com/28003/dimafix-adhesive-spray/ ‎

Have you tried DIMA 3D's latest product? How did it work? Was it worth the price? Let's hear your thoughts on this new adhesion spray.
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They don't compare their product against hair spray, so I wonder if that's what it really is. If it was notably better than hair spray, then they'd say so. Most, if not all, of the claimed properties are also properties of hair spray.

I was just curious... if you rip their label off the can, does it say "Aqua Net" underneath? :p:p:p

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Originally Posted by JRDM

They don't compare their product against hair spray, so I wonder if that's what it really is. If it was notably better than hair spray, then they'd say so. Most, if not all, of the claimed properties are also properties of hair spray.

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It is not a hair spray (we cover all the bets against). It is a completely new product specifically designed for 3D printers, and the real performance has nothing to do with common hairspray. We prefer that users do the real comparison, which will be more credible that our statements.

Kind of sounds like a messy spray version of Wolfbite, of which I wonder if that stuff is just the liquid hairspray from those finger pump hairspray bottles.

* I say that with a bit of sarcasm, it definitely reacts differently then any hairspray I have used.

Thanks for your interest and your comments.

If you are interested in doing a review of DIMAFIX, please, let us know. First, please write a post in this forum and confirm you will share your experience here at least, and second, send us a private email with your data. Experienced reviewers from different geographic points worldwide are specially welcome. We have a limited number of samples for this.

Will this work with all plastics? Or is it better versed for just PLA, ABS, or whatever? I'm definitely a tinkerer and would be more than willing to write a review here, just be aware that it would be a totally honest review. :)

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Originally Posted by ssayer

Will this work with all plastics? Or is it better versed for just PLA, ABS, or whatever? I'm definitely a tinkerer and would be more than willing to write a review here, just be aware that it would be a totally honest review. :)

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Thanks ssayer,
We can confirm you can print with PLA, ABS, HIPS, PET, flexible filaments, composite filaments ...
Comments to improve the current formulation are also welcome. From the user's experience we are sure that the product can be improved.
Currently we are also testing new plastic formulations: Nylon and other materials that present difficulties in large prints.
Please, send us a private email or to comercial(at)dima3d.com

3D Lac vs your Dima 3D,

explain why I should buy yours instead of 3D lac.

We don’t like very much to talk about other products/producers. Our policy: only talk about our product and its features. The comparison you’re proposing surely is being done by third parties. What we confirm is that Dimafix provides: strong bond and no warping (during printing with hot bed) and easy removal (once the printing finishes).

We also defend that Dimafix solves the usual limitations of alternative products as Scott J Grunewald has pointed out in his article: http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/1...pray-adhesive/ “I’m sure a lot of people who print with ABS already use popular methods like blue painters tape or hairspray, but both methods occasionally have issues. Blue tape can often get stuck to the model itself and make removal difficult, while hairspray can make it difficult to remove the model without breakage because depending on the brand being used it can over-adhere to the bed. Dimafix is supposed to allow the model to pop off easily, without any breakage or sticking...”.

Reviews by independent and experienced users are coming... We hope that first customers will also share their experience here

I still think honesty is much more valuable than avoiding direct answers.
Because 3D Lac basically do the exact same thing as your Dima adding the fact that there's a 3D printing store in my city I live, I can just go there and grab couple of bottle.

That being said, 3D lac still suck if you're printing with PLA. I don't want to put the whole bed in the fridge to have it popped out, nor use chisel to remove it by force.

Well, when my sample arrives, it's first few tests will be with PLA, then PET+, as they are to be my "go to" plastics for winter months since winter months have most of my printing done inside the house rather than in my unheated garage. While I'm doing some ABS in the house, I try to keep those prints on the short side for obvious reasons...

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I still think honesty is much more valuable than avoiding direct answers.
Because 3D Lac basically do the exact same thing as your Dima adding the fact that there's a 3D printing store in my city I live, I can just go there and grab couple of bottle.

That being said, 3D lac still suck if you're printing with PLA. I don't want to put the whole bed in the fridge to have it popped out, nor use chisel to remove it by force.

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You're true, honesty is always important:

Well, you ask, we answer, fyi:

3DLac: Hairspray that is used for 3Dprinting. It works... Sometimes.
Dimafix: Product initially used in the plastic industry and adapted for 3Dprinting. It really works with ABS and large prints. Our real experience. Also with other plastics.

Our experience from our DIMA 1000 printer (470x240x250mm) is that 3DLac is not reliable at all. In other case, we would buy at 1,75€ the product that we are manufacturing, Dimafix, at a much greater cost.

3DLac, 400ml: aprox. 30-40 uses
Dimafix, 400ml: aprox. >100 uses

More honesty? In Spain 3DLac can be bought from 1,75€ in the supermarket (aprox. 2$), in the store in your city: 19,95$... That's a good deal. We agree.

More honesty? if 3DLac, Aqua Net, Wolfbite or/and another product which you're using meets your requirements at a cost you can accept, please, use this. And also, please, endorse it.

In other case, perhaps Dimafix would satisfy your needs. That's your choice. Our proposal is on the table. 3D printer users can check and choose the best solution. Also the honest one. We're selling it, and we're sharing our knowledge with those that are interested.

Our company, DIMA 3D is a very SME. Honesty is really important for us. We don't like to use this term freely.

P.D. 1 In Spain, monday is a bankholiday. We will try to follow the forum ... but we can't engage to answer before tuesday

P.D. 2 Please, don't apply Dimafix to person's or animal's hair.

Interesting product especially for ABS. The ability to come off easily when cooled is definitely handy.
I'm getting the same effect with hairspray on a glass surface, but it's inconsistent. Probably due to the additives for hair :)

@dima3d, I tried to buy some Dimafix from your website, but you're not shipping to the UK. I sent you a message through your site asking about shipping, but no response. Can you tell me if/when you will ship to the UK?

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by 3dkarma

@dima3d, I tried to buy some Dimafix from your website, but you're not shipping to the UK. I sent you a message through your site asking about shipping, but no response. Can you tell me if/when you will ship to the UK?

Thanks.

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We're replying emails. Today is a local bank holiday ... In addition, monday is a national bank holiday. That's the reason we are something delayed to proceed with communications. Apologies for that ... I'm sending you a private message.

I will CC you one of my contact for the spray, we use French to communicate though. Basically I'll tell him to have a look since he is one of my suppliers.


Also remember resellers will always sell at higher price they don't work for free, they need to pay their mortgage, the shipping and taxe for overseas are to take into account.