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PETG

How do I get good PETG prints?

First in this ranking: Bambu Lab PETG HF.

Ranked filaments

RankFilamentMaterialNozzleBedPrice / kgDatasheetBuy
1Bambu Lab PETG HFBambu 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.PETG
230–260 °C (446–500 °F)
65–75 °C (149–167 °F)
—Datasheet
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2Bambu Lab PETG TranslucentNozzle 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.PETG
220–250 °C (428–482 °F)
70–90 °C (158–194 °F)
—Datasheet
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3Bambu Lab PETG MatteNozzle 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.PETG
230–260 °C (446–500 °F)
65–75 °C (149–167 °F)
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4Creality CR-PETGOpen 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.PETG
230–250 °C (446–482 °F)
50–70 °C (122–158 °F)
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Typical catalog ranges for common PETG spools are in the table. Use the row for the exact spool. The community summary's 230–250 °C (446–482 °F) nozzle and 70–85 °C (158–185 °F) bed are labeled as community process in the section below, and they are not a FilamentFacts lab result.

When to choose PETG

PLA is the easier first print. Move to PETG when the part needs more heat tolerance than PLA and you can dry the spool. The side-by-side of two catalog rows is PLA vs PETG. The PLA failure list stays on good PLA prints.

Plate and first layer

The bank's caveat is adhesion, not a temperature. PETG can weld to smooth PEI. Use glue stick or a textured plate. Keep part cooling low, slow the first layer, and raise Z offset slightly if the first layer is digging in. Bed adhesion splits that advice by material. This page does not publish a fan percentage or a Z-offset distance.

Drying

Dry PETG when it pops or strings. Bambu PETG HF, PETG Translucent, and PETG Matte each list drying at 65 °C (149 °F) for 8 h. Creality CR-PETG does not list drying in our sources. The drying guide keeps the community PETG band of 60–65 °C (140–149 °F) separate from those sheet values.

Stringing

Stringing on a dry spool is the stringing guide and then ooze. Do not treat a wet spool as a retraction problem.

Catalog temperatures

Bambu PETG HF lists 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and 65–75 °C (149–167 °F). Bambu PETG Translucent lists 220–250 °C (428–482 °F) and 70–90 °C (158–194 °F). Bambu PETG Matte lists 230–260 °C (446–500 °F) and 65–75 °C (149–167 °F). Creality CR-PETG lists 230–250 °C (446–482 °F) and 50–70 °C (122–158 °F). ELEGOO PETG, Hatchbox PETG, and Overture PETG each list 220–250 °C (428–482 °F) and 70–90 °C (158–194 °F), and drying is not in our sources for those three. PolyLite PETG lists 220–250 °C (428–482 °F), 70–90 °C (158–194 °F), and drying at 65 °C (149 °F) for 6 h. Enclosure required is blank on every row named here.

What the bank's comments actually are

The gear thread is about wear on a small tooth, and the badge thread is about a radar cover. Neither comment supplies a nozzle temperature. The process on this page is the editorial summary plus the catalog rows.

Pros and cons

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.

Printer considerations

Printer limits

What the community says

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.

Sources & notes

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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Related questions

Questions

Is 230–250 °C (446–482 °F) the PETG nozzle range in the table?

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.

Where are drying and stringing?

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.