{
  "opening": "Vase mode is a single-wall toolpath, not a filament grade. The comments do not pick a polymer, and they do not show that PETG is watertight. The one comment that names a material says a PETG print's trouble is moisture.",
  "question": "What filament is best for vase mode?",
  "slug": "vase",
  "useCase": "finishing",
  "useCaseLabel": "Finishing",
  "updated": "2026-10-24",
  "shortAnswer": "Vase mode is a single-wall toolpath, not a filament grade. The comments do not pick a polymer, and they do not show that PETG is watertight. The one comment that names a material says a PETG print's trouble is moisture.",
  "recommendedMaterials": [
    "petg",
    "pla"
  ],
  "printerConsiderations": [
    "A single-wall vase will not hold water because the wall is one line. Watertight prints are a walls-and-flow question.",
    "The score-54 comment says to dry PETG. PolyLite PETG's stored drying figure is 65 °C (149 °F) for 6 h. A cheap-dryer recommendation in that comment is not a temperature."
  ],
  "pros": [
    "The answer stays on the toolpath and on the one material comment, which is moisture.",
    "Print temperatures are the catalog rows, with the date on each source."
  ],
  "cons": [
    "No sheet here publishes a vase-mode setting or a leak rating.",
    "The organizer thread is a design compliment and a Printables link. It does not name a plastic."
  ],
  "community": "The editorial summary says PLA and PETG work for vase mode and PETG is for watertight. The excerpts do not say that. r/functionalprint 1kyh8ne, score 17, says designing for vase mode is turning into a thing and calls the work nice. Score 7 posts a Printables link for a parametric vase-mode organizer. r/FixMyPrint 1h1dz2o, score 54, says it is PETG and it is always moisture, and says to buy a cheap filament dryer. Score 20 says the filament used is bad and has too many bubbles, and the excerpt includes a preview image link. No excerpt was supplied for r/ender3 112vvh4, r/FixMyPrint 1i9dy07, or r/BambuLab 11bjl91.",
  "related": [
    "surface",
    "lamp",
    "waterproof",
    "dry_petg"
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What filament is best for vase mode?",
      "a": "Vase mode is a single-wall toolpath, not a filament grade. The comments do not pick a polymer, and they do not show that PETG is watertight. The one comment that names a material says a PETG print's trouble is moisture."
    },
    {
      "q": "Should I print a vase-mode part in PETG so it holds water?",
      "a": "These comments do not show that. [Waterproof prints](/answers/waterproof) is the leak page, and it says a single-wall vase will not hold water. [Smooth surface](/answers/surface) and [lamps](/answers/lamp) are the finish pages. PolyLite PETG's stored drying figure, checked 18 October 2026, is 65 °C (149 °F) for 6 h."
    },
    {
      "q": "Why did a transparent PETG vase-mode print get dots or bubbles?",
      "a": "The supplied comment on r/FixMyPrint says PETG trouble is moisture. A comment says that spool had too many bubbles. [Drying PETG](/answers/dry_petg) is the time-and-temperature page."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Open Filament Database, Polymaker PolyLite PETG",
      "url": "https://api.openfilamentdatabase.org/api/v1/brands/polymaker/materials/PETG/filaments/polylite_petg/index.json",
      "kind": "other"
    },
    {
      "title": "Polymaker PolyLite PETG technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_PETG_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bambu PLA Basic technical data sheet",
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0584/7236/6216/files/Bambu_PLA_Basic_Technical_Data_Sheet_bf3411ce-be39-4db7-9669-1b4671d2196b.pdf?v=1734060943",
      "kind": "datasheet"
    },
    {
      "title": "ELEGOO PLA Basic product page",
      "url": "https://us.elegoo.com/products/pla-basic-filament-1-75-mm-colored-10kg",
      "kind": "manufacturer"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/functionalprint 1kyh8ne",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/functionalprint/comments/1kyh8ne/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/FixMyPrint 1h1dz2o",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/FixMyPrint/comments/1h1dz2o/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/ender3 112vvh4",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ender3/comments/112vvh4/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/FixMyPrint 1i9dy07",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/FixMyPrint/comments/1i9dy07/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    },
    {
      "title": "Community source, r/BambuLab 11bjl91",
      "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/11bjl91/",
      "kind": "reddit"
    }
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "note": "Open Filament Database, dataset imported 13 October 2026, lists a nozzle of 220–250 °C (428–482 °F) and a bed of 70–90 °C (158–194 °F). The technical data sheet, drying checked 18 October 2026, lists drying at 65 °C (149 °F) for 6 h. No safety certification is listed. A score-54 comment says PETG trouble is moisture. That is not a watertight test.",
      "brand": "Polymaker",
      "product": "Polylite PETG",
      "material": "PETG",
      "url": "/brand/polymaker/polylite-petg",
      "nozzle": "220–250 °C (428–482 °F)",
      "bed": "70–90 °C (158–194 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0548/7299/7945/files/PolyLite_PETG_TDS_EN_V5.4.pdf",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "note": "Technical data sheet checked 14 October 2026 lists a nozzle of 190–230 °C (374–446 °F), a bed of 35–45 °C (95–113 °F), and blast-oven drying at 50 °C (122 °F) for 8 h. No safety certification is listed. Those titles are not a finish test.",
      "brand": "Bambu Lab",
      "product": "PLA Basic",
      "material": "PLA",
      "url": "/brand/bambu-lab/pla-basic",
      "nozzle": "190–230 °C (374–446 °F)",
      "bed": "35–45 °C (95–113 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0584/7236/6216/files/Bambu_PLA_Basic_Technical_Data_Sheet_bf3411ce-be39-4db7-9669-1b4671d2196b.pdf?v=1734060943",
      "affiliateUrl": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "note": "US 10 kg page checked 14 October 2026 lists a nozzle of 190–230 °C (374–446 °F), a bed of 35–65 °C (95–149 °F), and drying at 50 °C (122 °F) for 8 h. The page states 50 ± 5 °C (122 ± 9 °F). No safety certification is listed. This row is a second PLA window, not a vase-mode winner.",
      "brand": "ELEGOO",
      "product": "PLA Basic",
      "material": "PLA",
      "url": "/brand/elegoo/pla-basic",
      "nozzle": "190–230 °C (374–446 °F)",
      "bed": "35–65 °C (95–149 °F)",
      "pricePerKg": null,
      "datasheetUrl": null,
      "affiliateUrl": null
    }
  ]
}