In 2019, 72.5 percent of respondents said they were leaving their 3D printing parts raw or unfinished, whilst 62 percent percent cited polishing as a type of finish they used. This is an increase from from the 48 percent who highlighted polishing in 2018 as a method of finishing they used.
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