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Creality Hyper Rainbow PLA: problems, parts and running costs

Checked: 2026-10-26

Summary

Creality Hyper Rainbow PLA Wild Blossom-Short is a 1 kg, 1.75 mm gradient PLA spool rated for 30-300 mm/s printing with a color change every 6-8 m. Owners report stringing on thin objects, moisture sensitivity, long color transitions that can make small prints look monochrome, and under-extrusion at high flow. A spool runs $17.99 on sale at the Creality store, $25.17 at 3DJake, and $25.99 at SpoolScout, with no published annual usage data. [1][2][3][8][9][10]

Common problems and fixes

Parts and consumables

No replaceable parts or consumables reported.

Yearly running cost

Not enough data to compute a yearly total. A single 1 kg spool: $17.99 on sale at the Creality store, $25.17 at 3DJake, and $25.99 at SpoolScout; annual spend depends on print volume, which the sources do not quantify. Storage and drying equipment and ordinary nozzle wear are the only other ownership costs mentioned, and no abrasive additives are stated. [1][2][3][5]

When it is a good buy

At the Creality store sale price near $18/kg the spool is strong value for a high-speed rainbow PLA with published mechanical data. Around $25/kg it remains reasonable for a gradient filament with a 6-8 m color cycle. Above roughly $30/kg it should be compared against other rainbow or high-speed PLA options unless the specific Wild Blossom-Short gradient is required. Alternatives to consider: standard single-color Hyper PLA for higher speed ratings and strength, and Creality Rainbow PLA+ (a different PLA+ product) for a different colorway. [1][2][3][10]

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