Bambu Lab PLA Sparkle

Bambu Lab PLA Sparkle 1.75 mm Filament

PLA Sparkle is Bambu Lab's decorative PLA, blended with fine metallic flakes that catch the light across every curve and flat face of a print. Because the sparkle is mixed through the filament itself rather than sprayed on, the finish survives handling, sanding and years of shelf life. It behaves like ordinary PLA on the printer — low temperatures, no enclosure needed, no warping headaches — which makes it a genuinely beginner-friendly way to get a premium-looking part on the first try.

It's a favourite for cosplay props and armour, tabletop miniatures and terrain, Christmas and party decorations, trophies and awards, jewellery and keyrings, desk toys, vases and planters, and classroom projects where students want a finished look without a paint booth. Schools and makerspaces like it for the same reason small businesses do: one spool, no finishing step.

Key Features

Metallic glitter flakes
Low-temp, no enclosure needed
±0.03 mm tolerance
RFID — AMS auto-detect
Up to 250 mm/s
Hides layer lines
6 colours

Printer compatibility: works on any 1.75 mm FDM printer — Bambu Lab X1, P1, P2, A1 and H2 series, plus Creality, Prusa, Elegoo, Anycubic and similar machines. On Bambu Lab printers the embedded RFID tag loads the correct profile automatically through the AMS, so you can leave it loaded alongside your other filaments.

Print Settings

• Nozzle temperature: 190–230°C (start at 210°C and adjust)
• Bed temperature: 35–45°C with glue stick on a textured or smooth PEI plate
• Print speed: up to 250 mm/s — drop to 60–120 mm/s on visible outer walls for the cleanest sparkle
• Cooling fan: 100% — PLA Sparkle likes plenty of airflow
• Retraction: 0.6–1.0 mm at 20–40 mm/s
• Nozzle size: 0.4 mm hardened steel recommended (0.6 mm and 0.8 mm also fine). Avoid a 0.2 mm nozzle — the metallic flakes can clog it
• Chamber temperature: 25–45°C — an enclosure is optional, not required

Specifications

MaterialPLA Sparkle (glitter-filled PLA)Diameter1.75 mmDiameter Tolerance±0.03 mmSpool Weight1 kg net (filament with spool)Print Temperature190–230°CBed Temperature35–45°CMax Print Speed< 250 mm/sDrying55°C for 8 h (dryer/oven), or 65–75°C for 12 h on an X1-series heatbedAMS CompatibleYes — RFID tag embeddedColours Available6

Available Colours

Royal Purple Sparkle · 13700
Alpine Green Sparkle · 13501
Slate Gray Sparkle · 13102
Crimson Red Sparkle · 13200
Onyx Black Sparkle · 13101
Classic Gold Sparkle · 13402

All six colours share identical print settings and specifications — choose your colour from the dropdown above.

Practical Tips

Use a hardened nozzle and check it occasionally. The metallic flakes that create the sparkle are mildly abrasive, so a hardened steel 0.4 mm nozzle will outlast brass by a long way. Skip 0.2 mm nozzles entirely — the flakes are large enough to bridge that opening and cause clogs. The same flakes slightly soften very fine detail, so for embossed text or miniature faces, scale up or switch to PLA Basic for that part.

Keep it dry, especially through an Australian summer. PLA absorbs moisture from humid air, which shows up as stringing, popping sounds and a dull, rough surface that kills the sparkle effect. Store spools sealed with desiccant below 20% RH, and if a spool has been open a while, dry it at 55°C for 8 hours before a showpiece print. One more trick: sparkle reads strongest on large, gently curved surfaces, so vases, helmets and dice towers show the effect far better than flat-walled boxes.