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How to fix this ironing issue?

I thought If I enabled ironing it would smooth out the surface so that i would not see the lines. It does this but it also seems to drag a bit of material with it making the surface look less smooth and a bit messy close-up. To be fair, these are quite small so you do not see it unless looking for it in real life, but I would still like to fix it. It is most visible on the green one.

When I print upside down I need to add support for the keyring loop, otherwise it sags a bit. If I cannot fix the ironing issue I might just do that as on a smooth plate the surface is lovely. I'd rather not waste the filament though, even though it is a miniscule amount.

https://preview.redd.it/qsggqzrqbnyf1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=b15603f35353980af233c6c49e35dc77c22fe537

https://preview.redd.it/zrgxnyrqbnyf1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d34a5181af191c27a9138af9bcb370c4652cba8b

More pics here - the back is very smooth as it is on the plate.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1945167-mike-keyring#profileId-2089494

Posted Nov 1, 2025, 1:18 PM UTC

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