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I have had bad, wet sections of PLA refuse to adhere to beds or its own layers. There's a lot of ways a filament manufacturer could fuck up the blend or moisture control, especially with cheaper shit.
Cut a section out and hold a lighter or heat gun under the end until it softens and curls up.
Good filament should look smooth and the same color. Bad filament will get bubbly, wart-looking texture and take on a yellow sheen. The bubbles are moisture leaving the plastic and the yellow sheen is the plastic breaking down, it will have no adhesion.
Worth trying to dry it just to see if it improves at all but cheap filament is gonna be cheap.
Weirdly, it worked no problem for a few days before it just didn't anymore. Maybe I'll try drying it again.
Oh, and I'll try this, thank you.