Newbie Help Needed with Monoprice Select Mini IIIP

[VentBot]

I have a Monoprice Select Mini 3D printer 115365, and I just got new PLA filament. When I go to print, as the extruder is moving to the starting position, the filament starts to come out. This causes the print to not work. The filament just becomes a big mess. How do I prevent the filament from coming out before the printer is ready? I tried lowering the temperature of the extruder and the plate, but nothing is working. Could it be bad filament?

[curious aardvark]

just pick the filament from the nozzle before it starts to print.
If you have delicate skin, use tweezers, I just use my fingers.

[Reefsider]

That is the printer priming the nozzle. There is lines in the starting G-code that you can edit if you know how to access them in your slicer.

You will always get a little drip but if it’s a lot I bet that’s the cause. Unless you start prints remotely it is best just to clear it with long tweezers or your finger as curiousArdvark said. it helps the print start.