Problems with top layer quality on A1

Ive asked this elsewhere but asking here now as im not getting any useful advice elsewhere :slight_smile:
My top layers don’t look as good as they used to.

You can see the lines across the middle of this gold section.

I don’t want to use ironing … It was fine before.

I have already…

  • dried my filament.
  • tried different filament.
  • removed the screws behind the hot end then retightened
  • cleaned the bed very well
  • slowed down the speed of the print.
  • performed a full recalibration
  • ensured it levels and flow calibrates at start of print
  • prayed.

I will most definitely buy a coffee for the person who resolves this :slight_smile:

I see a lot of stringing. sure the filament is dry? Tried a different hotend (everyone should have a spare for troubleshooting)? Using the correct filament type settings?