Loved the product, getting the perfect print every time even in CF – PLA. I did a 10+ hour print in a fast machine at 600mm/s. It held up strong in bed with zero deformation.
Sidharth Devaraj MMLocal Guide · a year ago
3D printer bed adhesive
PrintStick™ 3D Printer Bed Adhesive
Holds the first layer down while the plate is hot. Lets go once it cools. Wipes off with water.
50+ prints a bottleWashes off with waterZero residueFrom ₹1,199 · ships across India
Pop the cap
Under it, a 30 mm flat felt head. It pulls out and swaps in seconds when it wears, so the applicator is bought once.
FELT TIP · REPLACEABLEOne pass
Press until the felt wets, swipe once. The carrier flashes off in seconds and leaves a thin, even polymer film.
30 MM LINE · 50+ PASSES PER 50 MLPrint hot. It holds.
As the bed warms the film grips the first layer. Corners stay down on PLA and PET-G with Standard, on ABS, PC and Nylon with Plus.
BED 40–115 °C · 3DBENCHY, 0.2 MM LAYERSCool. It lets go.
The bond releases as the plate cools. No scraper, no chipped PEI, nothing baked onto the part. A damp cloth clears the plate.
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The problem
When the First Layer Lets Go, the Print Is Already Lost
A part that lifts at hour three failed at layer one. These are the three ways it happens, filmed on a real bed.
Corners lift
The part walks
Spaghetti
Choose your PrintStick™
Two Formulas, One Applicator
Standard for the everyday materials: PLA, PET-G and TPU. Plus for the hot-bed materials: ABS, PC and Nylon. Same 50 ml stick, same felt head, different chemistry inside.
PrintStick™ Standard
For hobbyists, students and makers printing PLA, PET-G or TPU.
Features:
- Formulated for PLA, PET-G and TPU
- One pass with the 30 mm flat head covers a plate
- Releases on its own as the bed cools
In stock. Ships across India with tracking, GST invoice included. 50+ applications a bottle — about ₹24 a print, against a failed build that costs more than that in filament alone.
PrintStick™ Plus
For the hot-plate materials: ABS, PC and Nylon, and anything else that shrinks hard as it cools.
Features:
- Stronger hold for ABS, PC and Nylon at 80 °C and above
- Cuts corner lift and delamination on large footprints
- Works with heated beds and enclosed chambers
In stock. Ships across India with tracking, GST invoice included. 50+ applications a bottle — about ₹38 a print, on the jobs where a lifted corner scraps the part.
Buying for a lab, a classroom or a print farm?
Cartons of five: ₹1,000 a bottle for Standard, ₹1,600 for Plus, GST invoice with every order.
See the bulk cartonsMatch the formula to the filament
Which PrintStick Does Your Filament Need?
The bed decides. Below 80 °C, Standard holds. At 80 °C and above, the plate runs hot and the polymer shrinks hard as it cools. That is where Plus earns the difference. Bed ranges are Fracktal’s own published figures for each material.
| Material | Bed temperature | Enclosure | PrintStick formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| TPU 95A | 40–55 °C | Optional | Standard |
| PLA | 50–60 °C | Optional | Standard |
| PETG | 70–80 °C | Optional | Standard |
| CF-PETG | 75–80 °C | Optional | Standard |
| Nylon PA12 | 80–95 °C | Optional | Plus |
| PP | 85–95 °C | Required | Plus |
| ABS | 100–110 °C | Required | Plus |
| ASA | 100–110 °C | Required | Plus |
| CF-PA | 100–110 °C | Required | Plus |
| PC | 100–115 °C | Required | Plus |
| PC-ABS | 105–110 °C | Required | Plus |
Watch it work
How to Apply PrintStick in Four Steps
1
Shake, then push
Shake the stick. Press the felt head onto the cold plate until it wets.
2
One thin pass
Swipe once across the print area. The 30 mm head lays an even film in one go.
3
Heat and print
Run the bed at the temperature the filament asks for. The film grips as the plate warms.
4
Cool, lift, wipe
Let the bed cool and the part comes away by hand. A damp cloth clears the plate for the next job.
The chemistry
Why It Holds, and Why It Lets Go
A solvent-carried polymer. The carrier lays a thin, even film and flashes off in seconds. What holds the first layer is the polymer, and a polymer film is why the cleanup is water.
Grips hot, releases cold
The film bonds to the first layer while the plate is at temperature. As the bed cools the bond lets go and the part lifts off by hand.
Water wash-off
A damp cloth lifts the film straight off the plate. No scraper, no isopropyl bath, no scratches in the sheet.
Zero residue on the part
Nothing bakes onto the underside. The base of the print comes off as clean as the plate it sat on.
Every build surface
Glass, smooth and textured PEI, BuildTak and magnetic spring-steel flex sheets, heated or not.
Protects the plate
PET-G bonds to bare PEI hard enough to take a divot out of it. The film is a release layer between the two.
50+ prints a bottle
One thin pass per print. A 50 ml stick covers a desktop plate more than fifty times, which puts a few rupees on each successful build.
Against what you use today
PrintStick vs Glue Stick vs Hairspray
The two things every 3D printer bed glue has to do are hold while the plate is hot and let go when it cools. Most workarounds only do the first.
| Compared on | PrintStick™ | PVA glue stick | Hairspray |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made for a print bed | Yes | No, for paper | No, for hair |
| Releases when the bed cools | On its own | Often needs a scraper | Often needs a scraper |
| Applied with | 30 mm flat felt head, one pass | Rubbed on, streaks and lumps | Sprayed, overspray on rails and belts |
| Residue on the part | None | PVA film to wash off | Lacquer film |
| Plate clean-up | Damp cloth | Scrape, then wash | Builds up; scrape, then solvent |
| ABS, PC and Nylon at 80 °C+ | Plus formula | Not formulated for it | Not formulated for it |
| Textured PEI and flex plates | Yes | Patchy on texture | Patchy on texture |
Pick the formula your filament needs.In stock · ships across India with tracking · GST invoice · secure payment · leaks or arrives damaged, we replace it
The solution, filmed
Put It to the Test
Steep angles, long overhangs, awkward geometry: the prints where the first layer has the most to hold on to. One pass of PrintStick, the full job, then a cold bed and a part that lifts off by hand.
The video is a tall, narrow print on a Fracktal machine, run start to finish with nothing but the film under it.
Buy the applicator once
Refills, Felt Tips and Bulk Cartons
A 100 ml refill is ₹799 and fills the stick twice — a third of the price per millilitre of buying another one. The applicator is the part you buy once; after that you are only buying adhesive. See the whole range.
Refill · 100 ml
100 ml refill bottle
A flip-top bottle that fills the 50 ml applicator twice. Same formula, half the price per millilitre, one bottle of plastic instead of two.
- Refills a 50 ml stick twice
- 100+ plate applications a bottle
Pack of 3
Replacement felt tips
The T-shaped felt insert, the only part that wears. Pull the old one out, push a new one in, no tools. Fits Standard and Plus applicators alike.
- Three inserts a pack
- 30 mm flat applicator face
Labs, studios, print farms
Bulk cartons · 5 × 50 ml
Five complete applicators in one box, so a stick can live on each machine rather than being carried between beds. GST invoice with every order.
- ₹1,000 a bottle Standard, ₹1,600 Plus
- 250+ plate applications
A decade in the field
Trusted, Recognised and Featured
It Works on Any Printer With a Heated Bed
PrintStick was developed on Fracktal’s own machines — Snowflake, Julia, Dragon, Twin Dragon and Volterra — and it holds just as well on anyone else’s FDM printer, on glass, smooth or textured PEI, BuildTak and magnetic spring-steel sheets.
Bed adhesion, answered
Questions About PrintStick and 3D Printer Bed Adhesion
How do I make 3D prints stick to the bed?
Four things before any adhesive: set the nozzle gap so the first layer is squashed to about 0.8 times the nozzle diameter, level the bed, run the bed at the temperature the filament asks for, and wipe the plate with isopropyl alcohol. If a part still lifts after that, on a big flat footprint, a shrinking material or a textured plate, a bed adhesive is the right answer. PrintStick is one thin pass and it holds until the bed cools.
Why does my print lift at the corners?
Warping. ABS, ASA, PC, PC-ABS, PP and Nylon shrink as they cool, and the contraction concentrates at sharp corners where it has nowhere to go. Round the base corners, add a 5 to 8 mm brim, keep the draught off the part, and hold the first layer down with PrintStick Plus, which is formulated for beds at 80 °C and above.
What is the difference between PrintStick Standard and Plus?
The formula. Standard is for the materials that print on a bed below 80 °C: PLA, PET-G, CF-PETG and TPU. Plus is for the hot-plate materials at 80 °C and above: ABS, ASA, PC, PC-ABS, PP, Nylon PA12 and CF-PA. The applicator, the felt head and the 50 ml volume are the same; the table on this page names the formula for each of the eleven materials Fracktal publishes bed settings for.
Does PrintStick work on textured PEI, glass and magnetic flex plates?
Yes. It works on glass, smooth and textured PEI, BuildTak and magnetic spring-steel flex sheets, heated or not. On PEI it also does a second job: PET-G bonds to bare PEI hard enough to pull chips out of the sheet, and the film sits between the two as a release layer.
How many prints does one bottle give?
Over fifty. A single thin pass of the 30 mm felt head covers a desktop plate, and one pass is all a print needs. At ₹1,199 for Standard that is about ₹24 a print, and about ₹38 a print for Plus at ₹1,899.
How do I clean PrintStick off the bed and the part?
The part comes away clean with nothing on the underside. The plate wipes clean with a damp cloth and plain water; after many cycles an isopropyl wipe brings it back to bare. Nothing needs scraping, so a PEI sheet or a glass plate is never scratched.
Can I refill the stick, and is the felt tip replaceable?
Both. The felt tip is a T-shaped insert that pulls out of the applicator head by hand and pushes back in, and a 100 ml flip-top refill bottle tops a stick up twice. Both are in the shop: a pack of three felt tips is ₹299, and the 100 ml refill is ₹799 for Standard and ₹1,299 for Plus — about half the price per millilitre of buying another stick.
Does PrintStick reduce warping on large or engineering-grade parts?
It holds the first layer against corner lift, curling and mid-print detachment, which is where the loss on a large part happens. Warping is also a geometry and enclosure problem: a wide brim, rounded base corners and an enclosed chamber for ABS, PC and Nylon do the rest. The bed adhesion guide linked below walks through all of it.
How should I store it, and how long does it keep?
Cap on, upright, out of sunlight, in a cool dry place. Stored that way a bottle keeps for 18 months. Shake before each use so the film goes on even.
Do you ship PrintStick across India?
Yes. Both formulas are in stock in the Fracktal shop and ship to every state in India with tracking. Labs, studios and print farms can ask for bulk cartons and a GST invoice through the contact page.
The bed temperature decides which one you need.Below 80 °C, Standard. At 80 °C and above, Plus. Both in stock and shipping today.
Stop Losing Prints at Layer One
PrintStick™ Standard and Plus are in stock and ship across India with tracking. One pass, one print, and the first layer stays where you put it.
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