{
  "question": "How do I get good PETG prints?",
  "slug": "petg_print",
  "useCase": "petg",
  "useCaseLabel": "PETG",
  "updated": "2026-10-15",
  "shortAnswer": "Dry PETG if it pops or strings, start from the spool's manufacturer or slicer PETG profile, use low part cooling and a careful first layer, and put glue stick or a textured plate under PETG so it does not weld to smooth PEI.",
  "recommendedMaterials": [
    "petg"
  ],
  "printerConsiderations": [
    "Start from the slicer profile for the spool you loaded. The community nozzle band of 230–250 °C (446–482 °F) is not the cell on every row.",
    "A smooth PEI plate is the surface this consensus tells you to cover with glue stick or to swap for a textured plate. PETG can weld to bare smooth PEI.",
    "Match the row's nozzle and bed to the printer maximums. A blank enclosure cell is not a yes."
  ],
  "pros": [
    "The first sentence is process. Temperatures stay on the product row.",
    "The four ranked spools each have a nozzle and a bed in the catalog, and they do not share one bed range."
  ],
  "cons": [
    "The top comments in this Reddit bank are about a radar badge and a worn gear. They are not a PETG profile.",
    "Creality CR-PETG has no drying time in our sources. Do not copy the 8 h from the Bambu sheets onto it."
  ],
  "community": "The editorial summary for this cluster is to print PETG with low part cooling, a slower first layer, and a slightly higher Z offset, and to dry the spool if it pops or strings. The caveat on the bank is that PETG sticks too hard to smooth PEI, so people use glue stick or a textured plate. The summary also names a nozzle band of 230–250 °C (446–482 °F) and a bed band of 70–85 °C (158–185 °F). Those bands are community process. They are not the catalog cells below. The highest-scored comments we have for this bank are off-topic, so this page does not quote them as settings.",
  "related": [
    "drying",
    "stringing",
    "ooze",
    "pla_print",
    "bed_adhesion"
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "Is 230–250 °C (446–482 °F) the PETG nozzle range in the table?",
      "a": "No. That band is the community summary. Bambu PETG HF lists 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and a bed of 65–75 °C (149–167 °F). Bambu PETG Translucent lists 220–250 °C (428–482 °F) and 70–90 °C (158–194 °F). Creality CR-PETG lists 230–250 °C (446–482 °F) and 50–70 °C (122–158 °F). Use the row for the spool you loaded."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where are drying and stringing?",
      "a": "Drying and stringing have their own pages. Dry the spool when PETG pops or strings, then tune inside the catalog nozzle range. This page does not add a retraction distance."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Bambu Lab PETG HF technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://store.bblcdn.com/ce12d65176a94f1086e6aefa238e62e2.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bambu Lab PETG Translucent technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0574/3116/2995/files/Bambu_PETG_Translucent_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf?v=1704680051",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bambu Lab PETG Matte technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://store.bblcdn.com/s5/default/f235921f9c0e4543a8f99704c577741b/PETG_Matte.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Open Filament Database, Creality CR-PETG",
      "url": "https://api.openfilamentdatabase.org/api/v1/brands/creality/materials/PETG/filaments/cr_petg/index.json",
      "kind": "other"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/3Dprinting 1wu7b2b",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/1wu7b2b/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/FixMyPrint 13dq7qm",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/FixMyPrint/comments/13dq7qm/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/BambuLab 1kplic3",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1kplic3/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/BambuLab 1c8ico0",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1c8ico0/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "note": "Bambu PETG HF technical data sheet, checked 15 October 2026. Nozzle 230–260 °C (446–500 °F), bed 65–75 °C (149–167 °F), drying 65 °C (149 °F) for 8 h, print speed up to 300 mm/s. Enclosure required is blank on the row.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "PETG HF",
      "material": "PETG",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/petg-hf",
      "nozzle": "230–260 °C (446–500 °F)",
      "bed": "65–75 °C (149–167 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://store.bblcdn.com/ce12d65176a94f1086e6aefa238e62e2.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "note": "Nozzle 220–250 °C (428–482 °F) and bed 70–90 °C (158–194 °F) from the Open Filament Database record. The technical data sheet adds drying at 65 °C (149 °F) for 8 h and print speed up to 220 mm/s. Enclosure required is blank.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "PETG Translucent",
      "material": "PETG",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/petg-translucent",
      "nozzle": "220–250 °C (428–482 °F)",
      "bed": "70–90 °C (158–194 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0574/3116/2995/files/Bambu_PETG_Translucent_Technical_Data_Sheet.pdf?v=1704680051",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "note": "Nozzle 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and bed 65–75 °C (149–167 °F), already on the Open Filament Database record. The sheet adds drying at 65 °C (149 °F) for 8 h and print speed under 250 mm/s. The US store page says PETG Matte is not the support to use under PLA.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "PETG Matte",
      "material": "PETG",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/petg-matte",
      "nozzle": "230–260 °C (446–500 °F)",
      "bed": "65–75 °C (149–167 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://store.bblcdn.com/s5/default/f235921f9c0e4543a8f99704c577741b/PETG_Matte.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "note": "Open Filament Database record. Nozzle 230–250 °C (446–482 °F) and bed 50–70 °C (122–158 °F). Drying and enclosure required are not in our sources.",
      "brand": "Creality",
      "product": "CR-PETG",
      "material": "PETG",
      "url": "/brand/creality/cr-petg",
      "nozzle": "230–250 °C (446–482 °F)",
      "bed": "50–70 °C (122–158 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null
    }
  ]
}