So I see a lot of soap dishes on thingiverse and I can’t help for think that they will become covered in mold very fast.
Have many of you printed bathroom or kitchen sink items, and have they survived mold free?
I haven’t printed or used any but, it seems to me, a moldy soap dish is a reason / excuse to print a different one!
I use a carbon fibre reinforced co-polyester soap dish. I also have a carbon fibre toothbrush holder in the shape of a T-Rex skull, because I’m a grown man, and I can do what I want.
No mould on either item, but the soap dish is covered in soap!
I printed a PLA bathroom drain strainer and no mold on it in a year of use. The texture does mean it gunks up and won’t clean.
Why do you think it would mold any more than traditional materials?
Because the striations in 3d printed items hold moisture, while plastic items for use in bathrooms are typically specifically designed to be non-porous.
Plus we bought a cheap duck shaped toothbrush holder from the dollar store recently. It was made from ceramic and had a mold bloom in the base of it within the first month. So we are wary.