Quote Originally Posted by Merko View Post
PLA doesnt stick to kapton tape very well.. You would need to put some painters tape of some sort if you want to print PLA on your Makerbot 2X
PLA sticks fine, if not better on Kapton tape than ABS does for me.

I have a fairly opposite experience, blue painters tape to me, for lack of a better word is crap. Nothing sticks to it, the heat doesn't penetrate it very well from the heatbed.. I prefer to just change my kapton tape every few months and have a very nice clear shiny finish on my objects. If you are after a good finish and are printing raftless, kapton wins hands down for me.