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Justblair
Google acetone vapour smoothing and you will get lots of advice on this technique, but essentially what I do is this.
I place the part on an elevated platform inside a storage tub which sits on my heated print bed.
I pour a little acetone in the base of the tub.
With the lid on I heat the print bed to 90c which is hot enough to turn the acetone to vapour.
I leave the part for around 5-10 minutes until the ridges on the parts exterior disapear.
This creates a much stronger part with a smooth surface. I also experimented with painting parts with abs paint (abs dissolved in acetone) which kinda works but looks messy.