Which plastic will you use for my piece?

PETG, in white or clear, for every piece today. It's tough, handles warmer rooms than PLA and takes paint well. Flexible TPU 70A is coming soon.

Can you match a brand colour?

Yes. Every colour is paint, so pick a house colour by its code or send a reference and we'll match it. Painted pieces then get a protective coat.

Can a piece go outdoors?

Often, for seasonal installs: PETG with a UV-stable coat, lighter colours and solid fixings. Tell us where it will stand and for how long, and we'll be straight about lifespan.

Yes, if it's printed in clear PETG. Leave it clear, or add a thin tinted coat such as 03 Lilac or 06 Amber, and it glows when lit from inside or behind. Painted white pieces don't let light through. We plan the wall thickness and the light with you.

Do you print flexible parts?

Not yet. Flexible TPU 70A is coming soon. Today every piece is printed in white or clear PETG.

Materials | Ctrl+P — PETG, Paint & Finishes

01 — The range

What each paint is good at.

Code	Colour	Look	Best for
01	Ivory	Warm off-white, matte. Quiet under gallery light.	Furniture, plinths, gallery pieces
02	Cobalt	Opaque and saturated. Strong in side light.	Hero pieces, sculpture, logos
03	Lilac	Soft violet, opaque on white. On clear PETG it goes on as a thin tinted coat, so a lit piece glows lilac.	Lamps, columns, window displays (tinted on clear)
04	Signal	Bright and opaque. Reads from across a room.	Event props, wayfinding, giveaways
05	Vermilion	Hot red-orange, opaque. Photographs strongly.	Retail moments, benches, signage
06	Amber	Warm honey tone, opaque on white. On clear PETG it goes on as a tinted coat, for a piece that glows like honey.	Glowing objects, specimen pieces (tinted on clear)
07	Ink	Deep matte black. Graphic and minimal.	Lettering, signage, contrast details
Clear	Clear PETG, unpainted	Lets light through. Layer lines catch light like frosted glass.	Lamps, glowing pieces, anything lit from inside

All seven are paints, sprayed over white or clear PETG. Any other colour can be mixed to match. If your venue needs fire ratings, tell us up front and we'll check what's possible.

02 — By setting

Same duck, different room. One plastic, planned for where it lives.

A giant object in a gallery has an easier life than one in a hotel lobby or a sunny window. Every piece prints in white or clear PETG. The colour comes from the paint code, and the coating and structure come from the setting.

Indoor display

White PETG, painted

Our standard for indoor pieces. Crisp detail, takes primer and paint well, and holds its shape in warmer rooms than PLA.

Handled & high-traffic

White PETG, painted + coated

Tough and less brittle, for benches, things people lean on and pieces that travel between events. Coated on top.

Sunlit & outdoor

White PETG + UV coat

Handles sun and rain better than PLA. Outdoor pieces get UV-stable coats, lighter paint colours and a plan for fixing.

Glowing

Clear PETG

Only clear PETG lets light through. Leave it clear, or add a thin tinted coat such as 03 Lilac or 06 Amber. We plan wall thickness and where the light sits together.

Coming soon

TPU 70A

Flexible and rubber-like (Shore 70A), for soft-touch and squeezable parts. Not available yet; ask in your brief.

General guidance, not a guarantee. We confirm the finish, coating and fixings for your setting with the quote.

03 — Finishes

Finished until nobody asks how it was made.

Sanding the joined sections of a giant duck

01 Sanded & primed

Smooth and ready

Seams filled, sanded and primed until the lines are gone. A clean base for paint, or for your team to finish.

02 Painted

Every colour is paint

Sprayed in a house colour, or matched to your brand or an artist's spec. Matte, satin or gloss.

A coated vermilion bench in use in a hotel lobby

03 Coated

Sealed to be touched

A clear or tinted coat over raw or painted surfaces, for pieces people sit on, lean on or wipe down.

Close-up of sealed printed layer lines catching side light

04 Raw

For when you want the print to show

White or clear PETG, sealed and left as printed. Light it from the side and every layer casts a fine shadow. Clear pieces can stay clear and glow.

Finishing is scoped and quoted with each piece: seams filled, sanded, primed and painted or coated to the look you need.

04 — Venues & FAQ

Good questions.

Fire & venue rules

Standard printing plastics, PETG included, are combustible. If your venue, landlord or producer has fire rules, send them with your brief. We check fire-retardant coatings case by case, and we'll tell you plainly what we can and can't meet.

Seven paints, numbered like a specimen box.