# Materials and finishes

The print materials and finishes Womp's print panel offers, and which design rules each one follows.

**Use this when:** you choose what to print a model in, or need to know how a finish changes the design rules.

**Don't use this for:** prices or design limits. Read Ordering and Design rules.

> **Being confirmed.** Womp is confirming these points. This page does not state them until they are confirmed:
> - Whether the design rules on these pages apply to full colour prints, which use a different process.
> - Which design rules apply to clear resin with a `Matte` finish. The rules define clear parts as glossy.

You pick a material and finish in the `Print` panel, on the `Material` step.

## Standard materials

The print panel lists these under `Standard`:

| Card | Name on the review step | Finish | Colour |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `White` | White Resin (Accura 25) | No finish choice | White |
| `Clear` | Clear Resin (Transparent) | `Matte` or `Glossy` | None |
| `Tinted clear` | Clear Resin (Colored) | `Matte` or `Glossy` | A colour you pick |

![A tinted clear USB stick case held between finger and thumb, with more cases in light blue and yellow behind it.](/docs/images/clear-usb-in-hand.webp)

*USB stick cases printed in `Tinted clear`. The colour you pick is matched to the nearest Pantone colour and can print lighter than on screen.*

- **Finish** defaults to `Matte`.
- **Colour:** the `Color` picker snaps your colour to the nearest Pantone colour. The panel warns: "Printed colors may appear lighter and less saturated than what you see on screen."

## Enterprise materials

The `Enterprise` section lists more materials: `Titanium`, `Stainless steel`, `Aluminum`, `Resin black`, `Painted`, `Full color`, `Chrome`, `Chrome paint`, `Nylon white`, `Nylon black`, `Nylon glass`, `Silicone`, `TPU` and `Large scale`. Only Enterprise accounts can pick them in the material step. Everyone else sees `Contact sales`; see [Enterprise](/contact-sales/).

![A mirror-bright phone case with an organic, open lattice shape, held up against a blue sky.](/docs/images/chrome-phone-case.webp)

*A phone case printed in `Chrome`, one of the Enterprise materials.*

## Which rules each finish follows

| Finish | Design rules |
| --- | --- |
| Matte | The matte values on every [design rule](https://womp.com/docs/print/design-rules.md) page |
| Glossy | The glossy values, plus [Glossy and clear](https://womp.com/docs/print/glossy-and-clear.md) |
| Clear, `Glossy` | Every glossy rule plus the clear rules (`CLA-01`). Clear resin is transparent only after polishing or coating |
| Clear, `Matte` | Prints frosted, not transparent. Which rule set applies is being confirmed |

Full colour prints use a different print process. The design rules on these pages are written for resin prints and are being confirmed for full colour.

## Use instead

- **Wrong move:** promising an exact colour match. **Why:** colours snap to Pantone and print lighter than on screen. **Right move:** say the colour is matched to the nearest Pantone colour and may look lighter.
- **Wrong move:** choosing glossy for parts that move or fit closely. **Why:** coating eats clearance and fuses gaps (`GLS-01`, `GLS-02`). **Right move:** choose matte, or use the glossy clearances in [Fits and clearances](https://womp.com/docs/print/fits-and-clearances.md).
- **Wrong move:** hollow clear prints. **Why:** hollow clear prints can show internal supports, lose clarity, and need drain holes that change the look. **Right move:** print clear parts solid, and keep solid clear sections to 10 mm or less, or expect review (`CLA-08`).

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Last checked: 2026-11-10. Womp version: Womp web app, November 2026.