Colored etched glass

I have a friend who says you can purchase etching creams that leave
the etched areas of glass tinted with various colors. I have been
unable to find such a product. Does this exist? Is there some sort of
technique that I can use to achieve the same effect?

I haven't heard of any etching cream like that. I have seen deeply etched
(sandblasted) patterns which are then painted with some sort of
semi-transparent paint.

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Connie Ryman
Cryman Studio

"Joey" wrote in message
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I have a friend who says you can purchase etching creams that leave
the etched areas of glass tinted with various colors. I have been
unable to find such a product. Does this exist? Is there some sort of
technique that I can use to achieve the same effect?

" "Joey" wrote in message
om...
I have a friend who says you can purchase etching creams that leave
the etched areas of glass tinted with various colors. I have been
unable to find such a product. Does this exist? Is there some sort of
technique that I can use to achieve the same effect?

You can use most oilbased paints to colour line-etched glass
effectively.
We have had no success using it over wide areas as it always looks
blotchy.

The simulated stained glass products look good if used to flood deeply
etched areas and used this way do seem to 'key' into the glass well.
We have only used this on the reverse of etched mirrors whereyou can
put some sort of protection over the painted areas so dont know if it
would hold up if left exposed.

Elizabeth in UK
http://www.stainedglass.co.uk

People use automobile paint because it's colors hold up - also some use Rub
'n' buff on etched areas.

ML


"Joey" wrote in message
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I have a friend who says you can purchase etching creams that leave
the etched areas of glass tinted with various colors. I have been
unable to find such a product. Does this exist? Is there some sort of
technique that I can use to achieve the same effect?

"Joey" wrote in message
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I have a friend who says you can purchase etching creams that leave
the etched areas of glass tinted with various colors. I have been
unable to find such a product. Does this exist? Is there some sort of
technique that I can use to achieve the same effect?

etching flashed glass gives you that appearance.

Hi Joey

I see on Ed Hoy's catalog this kinds of creme for etching, see if you can
found your:

ETCHING FROST (53003)
B& B DIP'N ETCH (50663)
VELVET ETCHING CREAM (5301)
B & B ETCHING CREAM (50661)

(items: some are in different size)
Read descriptions on Ed Hoy's pages: you can found them on section E9.

I have never try on colored glass, but on transparent they works!!!

Ciao

Filippo from Italy

"Mary R. Lynn" wrote in message om...
People use automobile paint because it's colors hold up - also some use Rub
'n' buff on etched areas.

ML

Good example of the use of auto paint is van Gogh glass, marketed
mainly for mosaic work but works well SG-type applications where the
glass is used for its decorative surface appearance rather than to
transmit light (I use it for Kaleidoscope bodies). Van Gogh is
gluechipped glass, with up to 3 colours of auto paint applied to the
glue-chipped surface followed by a protective backing paint layer.
Frank


"Joey" wrote in message
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I have a friend who says you can purchase etching creams that leave
the etched areas of glass tinted with various colors. I have been
unable to find such a product. Does this exist? Is there some sort of
technique that I can use to achieve the same effect?