Glass Etching Using Wax

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Glass etching using wax is another etching technique that is as easy as glass etching the glass,glass etching the mirror or even glass engraving using rotary tool and gives equally beautiful effect.

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Things You Need:

• Glass
• Paraffin Wax
• Bee Wax
• Brush
• Template/Pattern
• Hydrofluoric Acid
• Graver
• Gloves

Method:

• Wash the glass with window cleaner and dry it completely with the paper towel,then place the template under the glass.
• Melt the wax.
• Cover the glass surface with an equable thin layer of  melted wax with the brush.
• Let the coated wax dry and then begin etching the design placed under the glass with the graver.
• Make sure to remove any jewelry you are wearing on your hands,so as to avoid the unnecessary etches.
• Once the design is completely etched,make the thick and high boundaries of the glass with the bee wax,so as to avoid the flow of acid off the glass.
• Wear your gloves and pour hydrofluoric acid on the glass and let it stay for 5-6 minutes,but if the acid is quite old then let it stay for 7-8 minutes.
• When the respective time has passed,make a hole in the corner of one of the boundary of bee wax and drain all the acid.
• After all acid has drained,remove the bee wax and wash the glass with warm water,removing all the paraffin wax from the glass.
• Wash the glass properly with the dish cleaner and warm water and there you go,you have beautifully etched glass.
• If you want to change this etched glass to mirror,then give it to your glass merchant and he will get it done for you.

Glass Engraving Using Rotary Tool

  








 

Glass engraving is one of the enjoyable engraving activity that you can adopt as hobby or make money with it,it's always fun. You don't need to be good at drawing or be very artistic,if you cannot do freehand drawing, you can just trace paper patterns, photos, quotations,florals,simply anything through the glass and carry on with engraving,use it for yourself or get appreciation by giving the engraved gifts.

 Things You Need

• Glass( a glass,a vase,Picture frame etc)
• Pattern/Template
• Non Permanent Marker
• Engraving Tool(Rotary tool)
• Grinding Bits(For engraving large areas )
• Diamond Bits(For finer engraving like thin lines or final touches)
• Damp Cloth
• Glass Cleaner
• Surgical Mask
• Goggles
• Ear Plugs



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Method

• Choose a glass object to engrave and clean it with the glass cleaner.
• Trace the template you want to engrave on the glass,either,using stencil or by sticking the tracing paper on the inner side of glass and copying the design with the non permanent marker.
• Put on your Surgical mask and goggles to protect your eyes, mouth and nose from glass dust,and earplugs to avoid the noise of rotary tool that can be distracting.
• Using the rotary tool, start engraving your glass object on the pattern you drew.
• For the wide area and broad pattern,use grinding bits and for finer lines and compact design use diamond bits.
• Glass engraving will produce glass dust so wipe the glass often with the damp cloth to clear the surface. Continue drilling and wiping repeatedly until your design is finished and the engraving is complete.
• Once your glass is engraved,clean it with the glass cleaner.



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• Always work in well ventilated area and with good lighting. 
• Before glass engraving,make sure to use surgical mask,ear plugs and goggles.
• Glass dust can even cut your hands so be careful with it,and clean it with damp cloth or paper towel.

Glass Etching and color effect



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Glass etching in itself  adds elegance to the glass,but if you are bored with the simple etching on glass,you can easily make it verstyle by adding color to it.

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All the material you require is same as that we used in glass etching with the addition of  acrylic paints.

For method of etching, just simply follow the steps of glass etching,and after washing and drying the glass,cover the etched part with the masking tape and apply acrylic color to the rest of the glass.

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Donot use many colors,as that would kill the etched effect,use of single color enhances the delicacy of the galss etching with colors.

Glass Etching The Mirror



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 Glass etching the mirror is exactly similar to etching the glass,and the result is beautiful.With the change of saturation material you can add diversity to your work and have lots of different etched crafts.

For instructions,please follow http://living4artncraft.blogspot.com/2010/10/sophisticated-glass-etching-technique.html