I'm pretty new to PETG, and have been really struggling with it compared to PLA. My latest print of this part is dimensionally accurate, but I need it to be air tight. It is very much not at the moment.
I have a Flashforge Adventurer 3, so the hot end and nozzle are one interchangeable unit. My higher temp nozzle is 0.6mm. My 0.3mm is only capable of 240. My last print was 0.2mm layers, with the 0.6mm nozzle at 245C. I used 15% overlap on my walls, and in order to keep my nice dimensions I had my cooling fan on.
Anybody have any advice on how to improve the seal? I'm tempted to try more overlap, with random start locations per layer. Do you think if I run it hotter I can get the layers a little thinner? Any advice would be appreciated.
It's hard enough to successfully print something that holds water properly. If it's at all possible, the best way to handle it is coating the print with something to seal it afterwards. If it's not, making something airtight would require having quite a few walls and especially surface layers to make sure all small gaps eventually get blocked off.
I have had 100% success sealing PLA prints used as plant pots (I know OP is asking about PETG, should still work) with a can of rustoleum spray lacquer, much easier than trying to dial in settings.
I have some clear rustoleum lacquer in my garage, I'll have to give that a try in addition to some of these other tips