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title: "Vapor Smoothing Before and After Gallery | AMT PostPro"
description: "Four before and after pairs from AMT’s own published images: a TPU lattice saddle, TPU bellows, a lattice helmet shell and a demo manifold."
canonical: https://amtechnologies.com/community/guides/amt-before-and-after-gallery/
updated: 2026-10-06
type: guide
---
Community guide Show your parts

# AMT gallery: before and after vapor smoothing

Here are four pairs from AMT’s own published images. Each pair shows the same part as printed (left) and after PostPro vapor smoothing (right).

- By AMT Team
- Gallery
- 1 min read
- Updated Oct 2026
- Sources[1]

## Lattice bicycle saddle, MJF TPU

![3D-printed lattice bicycle saddle as printed, with a rough gray surface](https://amtechnologies.com/img/ba-saddle-before-960.webp)

![The same saddle after PostPro vapor smoothing, with a smooth, sealed black surface](https://amtechnologies.com/img/ba-saddle-after-960.webp)

Photo · Shown on AMT’s [vapor smoothing page](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/) with the caption “MJF TPU”.

## TPU bellows with water on the surface, Forward AM TPU on MJF

![TPU bellows as printed, with a rough gray surface](https://amtechnologies.com/img/ba-bellows-before-960.webp)

![The same TPU bellows after PostPro vapor smoothing, with a smooth, sealed surface](https://amtechnologies.com/img/ba-bellows-after-960.webp)

Photo · Shown on the PostPro [SFX](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/postpro-sfx-desktop-vapor-smoothing-system/) and [SF2X](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/postpro-sf2x/) product pages with the caption “Forward AM TPU: MJF”.

## Lattice helmet shell, smoothed on a PostPro SF2X

![3D-printed lattice helmet shell as printed, with a matte gray, grainy surface](https://amtechnologies.com/img/ba-helmet-before-960.webp)

![The same helmet shell after PostPro vapor smoothing, with a smooth, sealed dark surface](https://amtechnologies.com/img/ba-helmet-after-960.webp)

Photo · AMT photo.

## Demo manifold in an SF chamber

![AMT demo manifold hanging in a PostPro SF chamber before vapor smoothing, with a matte gray printed surface](https://amtechnologies.com/img/st04-manifold-grey-960.webp)

![The same manifold after a vapor smoothing cycle, with a sealed, glossy black surface](https://amtechnologies.com/img/st04-manifold-black-960.webp)

Footage · Frames from AMT demo footage.

## Your turn

Post your own pairs on the community forum, in [Show your parts (opens the community forum in a new tab)](https://amtpostpro.discourse.group/c/show-your-parts). [Show us your parts: how to share a great before and after (opens the community forum in a new tab)](https://amtpostpro.discourse.group/t/show-us-your-parts-how-to-share-a-great-before-and-after/66) has a few tips for photos that show the difference.

Next step

## See the price. Run the numbers. Hold the part.

List prices are public and the cost-per-part math is yours to check, with no email needed for either. The free benchmark puts your own parts, vapor smoothed, in your hands.

1. 01 Quote

   ### Build your quote

   Pick a system and its options and get an itemized total on screen, from AMT’s published list prices.

   [Build your quote](https://amtechnologies.com/quote/)
2. 02 ROI

   ### Calculate your ROI

   Compare your cost per part with manual finishing, using your own labor rate and volumes. Every assumption is editable.

   [Calculate ROI](https://amtechnologies.com/roi/)
3. 03 Benchmark

   ### Test your parts, free

   Ship us your parts with a prepaid label. We vapor smooth them and send them back with before-and-after photos and a benchmark report.

   [Test your parts, free](https://benchmarking.amtechnologies.com/submit?utm_source=amtechnologies.com&utm_medium=community-page&utm_campaign=site-2026&utm_content=amt-before-and-after-gallery-decision)

   No cost to evaluate · Parts returned · Typical turnaround 2–3 weeks[2]

Prices: AMT list prices, excluding tax and shipping; confirmed in your formal quote.

[Not sure which system? Help me choose](https://amtechnologies.com/configurator/)

## Sources

1. [Vapor smoothing: SF and X-series family page and SFX, SF2X, SF50, SF100 product pages](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/) · AMT · read Oct 6, 2026 · also [AMT](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/postpro-sfx-desktop-vapor-smoothing-system/) · also [AMT](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/postpro-sf2x/) · also [AMT](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/postpro-sf50/) · also [AMT](https://amtechnologies.com/products/vapor-smoothing/postpro-sf100/)
2. [PostPro benchmarking: send us your 3D printed parts](https://benchmarking.amtechnologies.com/) · AMT · read Oct 6, 2026