Ender 3 V3 KE PEI Spring Steel 235x235mm, Texture PEI Sheet Magnetic Flexible Heated Bed, Ender 3 V3 SE Build Plate for Creality K1C/K1/Ender 3 V3/Ender 3/Ender 3 Pro/Ender 3 V2/Ender 3 V2 Neo

WHAT A MASSIVE QUALITY OF LIFE UPGRADE!
WOW!! I’ve had my Ender 3 since 2017 and I don’t know why I waited so long to do this.. I’ve been printing on glass and I loved it for the flatness and shiny first layer but sometimes I would have adhesion issues and I also really wanted a textured first layer more often than not for my “utility” prints. Using a razor to scrape my prints off the glass was frustrating and dangerous. I finally bought this PEI and it not only is super easy to get prints to stick well but man is it nice just popping them off the flexible plate when I’m finished! The kit is nice, easy to use, fits perfectly, and sticks well. I put mine right onto my glass to ensure a flat surface, it also helps with heat retention.

Fantastic! Skip the glass bed and buy this instead! Stop reading and buy this!
I bought an Ender 3 Pro, and soon the original magnetic build plate started giving me issues. It was never perfectly flat and level. I bought a fancy borosilicate glass bed and applied a PEI sheet on top of that. This gave me a perfectly flat bed with terrific adhesion, but the problem was sometimes the adhesion was too good and it was difficult to remove parts without marring them or the PEI sheet. In addition, the glass was heavy and limited how fast I could print. And I had to deal with binder clips. I finally got tired of it and started investigating spring steel plates like this one. I read a lot of reviews and could not decide which one to buy. I finally decided on this one because I could get it fairly quickly, and I figured if it was terrible I would return it. I am sure glad I picked this one.Wow. I wish this would have been my very first mod for my printer. I have done a LOT of mods to my printer now, but this is probably going to be at the top of my list for the best ones. The print surface is flat and level, and attaches nicely with the magnet. It is very easy to take the plate off and put it back on. And with a little flex of the plate, prints pop right off. I previously removed the stock magnetic surface from my build plate, so I was glad they included a new one with this plate. It was easy to apply and stuck well.Based on all the previous reviews I read, I was not sure what to expect about this protective film I would have to remove. There was a plastic film stuck over the top that to me, was QUITE clear that it needed to be remove and it was a protective piece of plastic. If anyone can’t figure this out, what business do they have owning a 3D printer? Ignore all the other reviews making this sound difficult. It’s obvious what needs to be peeled off. Peel it off and move on.After removing the protective film, I started to think there was another layer that needed to be peeled off (all those other reviews were in the back of my head still). But after some careful scraping with a knife in a corner, I decided that was not the case and the only thing left was the PEI itself. The reason I thought maybe more needed to peel off was that there was some damage/pitting on the PEI sheet, but it is all pretty close to the edge and shouldn’t really affect printing as I rarely go all the way to the edge.I was going to include some pictures with this review, but that option seems to be gone. Anyways, this is a fantastic build plate and you should buy it!

Great Adhesion
Great print adhesion. The stock plate for the se is a little slick and I was using the glue stick trick but kept getting terrible first layers. It’s not quite as gritty as you’d expect but it sticks well and leaves an even smoother base than the stock plate.

Solved my adhesion to bed problem on my stock Ender 3 V3 SE
This was one the cheapest and easiest upgrades for my ender 3 V3 SE. Compared to the original stock sheet, this is amazing. Just a wipe down with 70% rubbing alchohol, and a self leveing any time I change filaments, and all my sticking problems have gone away. If i use a raft when printing, it is almost implossible to remove my print while printing, but after done a few seconds to cool down (PLA) and a twist of the plate and it just pops off with ease. LOVE IT!

Very sturdy print bed. It’s value for Money/

I’ve been printing PLA and PETG with the Creality glass bed. It works great. Perfect first layer every time. However, since I started printing ABS for my Voron build it won’t stick to the glass. Pulled the trigger on this PEI bed. The ABS instantly goes on and stop warping.Despite what other reviewers are saying about the glass bed. I highly recommend it for PLA and PETG. The reason is that the glass bed is way more durable. I am 2 rolls into my ABS and the PEI surface is showing signs of wear. Despite being very careful and letting the parts come off the bed without any force. On the other hand, I am on my second year with the glass bed. This bed would be a no brainer if there is a cheap way to resurface the PEI layer.The other bonus is being metal, it stays on the magnetic bed without needing clips. You get the full 230!