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