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Yelise
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What is the best brand of products to use for glass etching? In addition to the etching creme, what additional tools do I need? Thanks for any info! |
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revirdsuba
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The only other thing you need is whatever you are using as your stencil. A few wood popsicle(sp) sticks to spread the 'cream'. | |
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caspad
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I use the Armor Etch brand. You can find it at the big box craft stores.
I apply the cream with a cheap foam paint brush and use a craft stick to scrape the cream back into the jar when time is up. You can reuse the cream over and over.
Painters tape helps to keep the vinyl/stencil in place too. |
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StreetScrapper
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I just finished etching a bunch of jars and bottles a few weeks ago and let me tell you, the process is super easy! I bought Martha Stewart's glass etching cream (not the frost effects) because I didn't see the Armor Etch brand. Not sure if there is a difference, but my experience with Martha's brand was all good. I used contact paper - the shelf liner stuff from Walmart - as stencil paper and cut the designs with my Cameo. Two things I recommend: 1) Be patient and leave the stuff on longer than it says, say 5-10 minutes longer. 2) Instead of washing it off as the directions tell you to do, use a paintbrush and get as much of the guck back into the jar as you can. It doesn't go bad and you can re-use it. (got this tip from a fellow pea) If I had followed the instructions and washed it off, I would have had to buy more than one bottle. Other than that, it was super easy and I find myself now looking at old jars in a whole different way! |
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AngieandSnoopy
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I use Armour Etch cream that I get from HL. I use both the removable vinyl (Oracal 631 or the Silhouette or Cricut vinyl) that is used for wall words or Contact paper. I like my big roll of Oracal 631 better than the Contact paper but it is easier to find Contact paper. If nothing else, the Contact paper is a great for masking to make sure no cream gets where it shouldn't. Masking tape is NOT good for masking, it can bleed through that, use Contact paper or extra vinyl. Learned the hard way!
I use Q-Tips to put the etching cream on AND off. I have one older jar that I put the etching cream back in for reuse. My designs are small so the Q-Tips work great for me.
If you are using a manual die cutting machine, I like the small QuicKutz Lemonade cookie cutter alphabet for putting names on glasses or whatever. I have that and some of the larger one and they work great, but I DID luck out on a 2nd cheap set of my favorite alphas.
I just put the letters on masking tape to hold them in place when I cut the vinyl stencil. A pain if you have TWO "A's" or something but can be added in the second cut.
I added more info 4 posts down. |
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Yelise
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| Posted: 11/23/2012 3:30:21 PM
Thank you for all this valuable info. I plan to try the technique on some Christmas gifts. |
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Jumpea Bumples
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I made 50 mason jar mugs for my sons rehearsal dinner back in may, and I used armor etch too, really easy!
I dont have a cricut or any cutter, but I found removeable stickers at Staples, printed my design on it and stuck to my glass, then took my swivel knife (and a few blades) and cut out what I wanted to etch, which was their initials, 2 horseshoes and the date of their wedding. took me a few days, but they turned out soo cute!! | |
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AngieandSnoopy
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| Posted: 11/23/2012 6:16:13 PM
After I got back home, I remember that I forgot to mention how I made the etching stand out really well.
HERE is the thread that I started in March asking questions. I posted the link since some peas had some other good ideas.
Here is part of what I posted there:
I'm etching glass coffee cups, mugs and such so I needed something that would stand up to washing.
Remember to wipe off item with alcohol before you apply stencil, follow directions with etching cream, I leave on about 5 to 7 minutes. I apply the etching cream with a Q-Tip AND remove it with a Q-Tip.
Someone somewhere, probably a pea said that you can put what you scrap off back in the jar. I keep the smaller first jar of etching cream and just add from the big jar to the small. Now that I'm doing so much etching, I'm glad to do this because it lasts so much longer and seems to etch just fine. PLUS, it is thicker and doesn't run down the glass past the vinyl.
After trial and error, I LEAVE the stencil on AFTER removing most of the etching cream and spraying the rest off very well. Pat it dry and just leave alone until you are sure it is completely dry. Double check to see if the stencil is still in place well. Just makes it easier to work with if you leave the stencil on.
IF you want it to have some color but not REAL dark, it works best to thin the FolkArt Enamels with the Flow Medium made for them. I was having problems IF the enamel was a little thick. I do NOT thin it down was much as they said, but enough that it works well for me.
Practice on some glass bottles or something first to get the feel for what you want AND see how the design goes before you do it on something you really care about. Anyway, I've found it works best to do a little painting, wipe off with a paper napkin or paper towel as I go. Don't let it dry too much before you wipe off. I'm using either a Q-Tip or tiny stiff paint brush to rub it into the etched design/letter.
I'm just using Folk Art Wicker White because I just want the etching on the glass to stand out a little better but it looks nice with some color.
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Justlulu
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Glad I read this thread, I have a soap dispenser I'm dying to etch one of these days! I never would have thought to scrap off and reuse the excess  |
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