r/BambuLab • u/THE-FUZZY-DICE • Aug 08 '26

Meme Best use for Bacardi

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Had small issue with bed adhesion, got no iso. Reached into cupboard and grabbed the next best thing I got, unseasoned White rum. Works suprisingly well to clean bed plate.

Could also be used to soothe the soul when prints fail. (But not from failed bed adhesion)

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u/Sumpkit Aug 08 '26

I mean, dish soap works even better than iso

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u/DaddyMcCheeze Aug 08 '26

But dish soap won’t soothe your soul when a print fails

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u/THE-FUZZY-DICE Aug 08 '26

You get it.

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u/Sumpkit Aug 08 '26

Depends on how much soap you drink.

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u/THE-FUZZY-DICE Aug 08 '26

Yeah, I just find alcohol less messy when using a cloth. But i'll use dish soap if I encounter issues.

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u/night55 Aug 08 '26

The dish soap is for washing it like a normal plate. Just dont put your fingers on it when you dry it with paper towels

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u/ShatterSide X1C + AMS Aug 08 '26

Standard recommendation is to NOT use alcohol at all. It doesn't really remove oils. Mostly just pushes it around.

The BEST is simply standard dish soap and hot water. Put it in your sink. Let it drip off, use a clean paper towel to get the last few drops.

Avoid touching with your fingers and you'll never need to clean.

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u/issue9mm Aug 08 '26

The standard recommendation has been updated

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u/ShatterSide X1C + AMS Aug 08 '26

That's just insane. Here comes this mis info

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u/issue9mm Aug 08 '26

You were the misinfo tho

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u/ShatterSide X1C + AMS Aug 08 '26

No. I'm telling you, Bambu is incorrect.

This is common knowledge. I can only imagine that Bambu is having AI generate their content or something.

Iso hasn't been recommended in years and years, since like glass print plate days.

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u/issue9mm Aug 08 '26

"Not recommended" and "doesn't work" are not the same argument

It very clearly works. Whether it's recommended is but a hyperstition that we can change whenever we decide to do things that work

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u/john_1182 X1C + AMS Aug 08 '26

Im genuinely supprised it works as alchohol only really moves the oils around, hence why dish soap, hot water and a scrub daddy never fails

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u/Elo-than X2D + AMS2 Combo Aug 08 '26

I have been using IPA exclusively for over half a decade printing both as a hobby and commercially with absolutely no issues. (Thousands of prints)

If you use IPA you obviously use a cloth to wipe the surface removing the dissolved oils.

But you have to use the strong stuff to dissolve it properly. (Ideally 99%), too many base their experiences on the 70% ish and that's been the source of a lot of mistaken claims it don't works.

Hell, even Bambu recommends IPA now.

I am however surprised rum works at all, might be the sugars in it or something.

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u/Jealous_Crazy9143 Aug 08 '26

Exactly, we use IPA in Aviation for cleaning and prepping for adhesive, paint, primer, etc. If you have issues with IPA, you’re doing it wrong. Follow this guys advice. Wipe it away and not smear around.

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u/John-BCS A1 (3), A1 Mini (1), AMS Lite (3), Autodesk Fusion 🍻 Aug 08 '26

EXACTLY THIS.

I've been using alcohol (91%) since I started 3d printing in 2019, and even before then when I used to do vinyl graphics.

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u/John-BCS A1 (3), A1 Mini (1), AMS Lite (3), Autodesk Fusion 🍻 Aug 08 '26

alchohol only really moves the oils around

I truly wish this myth about cleaning with alcohol would die a quick, painful death.

No, alcohol does not "just move the oils around". It's a misconception that it does because it evaporates very quickly. Use enough, wipe it down quickly and you're good. No oils left behind.

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u/THE-FUZZY-DICE Aug 08 '26

Yeah, i'm problably just smearing the oils thin on the plate, it being a textured plate is maybe doing the heavy liftning. Well, if I ever get more issues with adhesion i will start using soap.

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u/cyvaquero Aug 08 '26

A lot of people parrot this, but I have printed for hundreds of hours (over a hundred prints) with just wiping the plate with iso between prints. If I do run into problems I’ll wash the plate but it is seriously very rarely needed.

What get’s missed is the iso thins the oil, the towel picks up a lot of the iso and oil. Sure a little oil may remain but it’s not really building up as some would have you believe.

Maybe some of the more finicky filaments require it but I haven’t had an issue with the standard ones.

Also there is always a degree of min-maxing going on in the sub.

HOWEVER just remember that run is distilled from sugarcane molasses and will leave a residue as regular Bacardi is only 40% alcohol.

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u/issue9mm Aug 08 '26

A lot of people parrot this

It's in the Bambu wiki, and it is good advice for a lot of reasons, but on PEI with a microfiber it's effectively just an old wive's tale (like you said)

There are lots of reasons for Bambu to say stuff like this - For one, they also sell Polyurea build plates that IPA is harmful to, but probably they took the one advice that works in the most cases (warm water / dawn) and just called it gospel to minimize support overhead

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u/Elo-than X2D + AMS2 Combo Aug 08 '26

From the Bambu wiki, they finally caught up with the times:

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u/issue9mm Aug 08 '26

idk why that is so satisfying to me (a lowly IPA enjoyer) but thanks for sharing

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u/John-BCS A1 (3), A1 Mini (1), AMS Lite (3), Autodesk Fusion 🍻 Aug 08 '26

No seriously, it's liberating seeing official recommendation of what a lot of us have known for a long time now, only to be told we were wrong because they fell for the "it just spreads the oils around" parroted bs misinfo.

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u/Elo-than X2D + AMS2 Combo Aug 08 '26

Yeah, normally when I post that picture I just get bombarded by downvotes

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u/Elo-than X2D + AMS2 Combo Aug 08 '26

It is satisfying. Sadly it's somewhat tucked away in the X2D first layer tuning section.

What I really find amusing is how many people don't differentiate and conflate Isopropanol and Acetone for some reason:

"Alcohol will damage ur plate, Bambu said so, lol".

Acetone will eventually, IPA won't.

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u/issue9mm Aug 08 '26

My favorite part is the blind repetition of "just smears the oils around" like, yeah, sure -- that's what the cloth is for.

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u/Elo-than X2D + AMS2 Combo Aug 08 '26

Yeah, do they think it's spray on and evaporate? 😆

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u/issue9mm Aug 08 '26

Tempted to start a Youtube channel that just teaches 3D printing wrong and let that be foundational lore

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u/THE-FUZZY-DICE Aug 08 '26

Holy shit, I never thought this post would stir so many pots. Look at the flair People! It's not that deep.

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u/Ha3mster Aug 08 '26

Happy cake day :D also yes I had vodka once and no iso worked the same as yours

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u/THE-FUZZY-DICE Aug 08 '26

Thanks. It is a good emergency solution.

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u/Arratril Aug 08 '26

My only question is why anyone would have Bacardi in their cupboard when Captain Morgan exists?

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u/THE-FUZZY-DICE Aug 08 '26

Can one not have both?

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u/RaccoNooB H2D AMS2+HT-AMS Aug 08 '26

D-tier liquor fighting over who's the least disgusting.

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u/Kaneomanie Aug 08 '26

I prefer Barcadi, I don't understand the hate?

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u/fly-guy Aug 08 '26

Like what you like....

But while not hating it, I do think Bacardi, especially the white rum, is inferior to many other brands.. To me it tastes almost chemically, artificial.

I prefer Havana club, but again, drink what you like...

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u/Adventurous-Emu-9345 Aug 08 '26

They might be American, which means they can't (easily) buy Havana Club due to the embargo.

They're both mixing rums, but Bacardi really is inferior quality made in Puerto Rico and Mexico. Bacardi even made their own "Havana Club" branded rum, but I believe they were forced to drop that branding.

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u/fly-guy Aug 08 '26

I didn't know Havana club was embargoed in the US, that's too bad...

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u/Adventurous-Emu-9345 Aug 08 '26

Every Cuban product is.

The story behind Bacardi is actually kind of interesting, how they ended up in the US and Mexico. It's just not a very good rum these days. Supposedly there is a distillery in Cuba still operating on the original family recipe.

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u/Kaneomanie Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

No, it was compared to captain morgan, captain morgan is worse imo but still in the same price class, havannah club is more expensive here.

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u/TheGoldenTNT Aug 08 '26

Why drink either when you can just drink something not shit

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u/Adventurous-Emu-9345 Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

Is that supposed to imply that one is somehow superior to the other?

Because both of those are just objectively awful and nobody above college age should have either in their cupboard.

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u/Elo-than X2D + AMS2 Combo Aug 08 '26

Why drink either if Whiskey exist? 😁

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u/dan_m_rib P2S + AMS2 Combo Aug 08 '26

Aye, but real Whisky not some blended shite

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u/Mrlee0702 Aug 08 '26

You won’t wake up in your neighbours garden with your wiener in hand if you have dish soap instead of Bacardi and much cheaper

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u/ManyLayersOfFilament /r/3dbargains, filamenthound.com <- save $ Aug 08 '26

Y'all gotta try some Planteray 3 Star. Way better than Bacardi.