# Layers not sticking

**URL:** <https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/layers-not-sticking/40144>\
**Category:** Artisan Troubleshooting guides\
**Created:** [October 8, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/layers-not-sticking/40144 "2025-10-08T22:13:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mckris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mckris](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/mckris)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/layers-not-sticking/40144/1 "2025-10-08T22:13:37Z")

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Layers not sticking after the helper layer is put down. It keeps sticking to the extruder instead of sticking to the model I am trying to print. Anything I need to do, or what am I doing wrong.

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**Author:** ![xchrisd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/xchrisd/32/1503_2.png) [@xchrisd](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/xchrisd)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/layers-not-sticking/40144/2 "2025-10-09T18:17:47Z")

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Clean your build plate with soap and warm water or isopropyl alcohol.

Let it preheat and print on a dry, clean and degreased bed.

Try to lower your live z-offset on the touchscreen till your first layer fits the correct squish.

Maybe lowering the first layer speed would help as well.

Here is a pic as example:

 ![17437046430207172214946209896605](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/snapmaker/original/3X/5/2/52da6a4cdcc60e63ca1d57a87246a8fb9a044295.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Boxkite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@Boxkite](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Boxkite)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/layers-not-sticking/40144/3 "2025-10-09T20:50:34Z")

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He doesn’t seem to have a problem with the first layer, though he hasn’t described the problem very well.

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**Author:** ![mckris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@mckris](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/mckris)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/layers-not-sticking/40144/4 "2025-10-09T23:03:58Z")

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Yeah sorry the first layer is fine, its when it goes to fill in the rest from there.

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**Author:** ![Wyphorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ebca7d/32.png) [@Wyphorn](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/Wyphorn)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/layers-not-sticking/40144/5 "2025-10-10T05:56:06Z")

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Clean your bed or try to increase bed temp.

What material you print on which sheet with which settings?

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**Author:** ![xchrisd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.snapmaker.com/xchrisd/32/1503_2.png) [@xchrisd](https://forum.snapmaker.com/u/xchrisd)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.snapmaker.com/t/layers-not-sticking/40144/6 "2025-10-10T17:37:01Z")

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Clarification, photo or video could help.