How To Use Etching Cream

Tracing the design into the glass using your knife.
How to use etching cream. The mixture is comprised of the hazardous chemicals. Shake the armour etch cream thoroughly. Just follow the instructions on the package as you would when etching glass. Wear plastic gloves and protective eye wear. To use etching cream place the stencil or design against the glass surface.
After that wash the glass with water and peel off the contact paper. This video shows how to etch glass using etching cream. Thick enough so that you cannot see the design of the stencil through the armour etch cream. Wear latex gloves and protective eyeglasses and apply the etching cream evenly as per the instructions given by the manufacturer. It is fairly inexpensive but a jar doesn t go a long way since you have to coat your glass with a thick layer to etch it correctly.
A lot of mirrors will actually have a protective coat on them which will make it a little harder for the cream to etch deep. You must apply a thick layer of etching cream in order for the chemical to react properly on the glass or mirror. Glass etching cream is also widely known as acid cream and is one of the easiest ways to personalize your glass. 3 leave the cream for five minutes. Barium sulfate sulfuric acid sodium bifluoride and ammonium bifluoride.
Remove any bits of tape and stencil that did not wash off with the armour etch cream. You can for example etch mirrors with it. Step 9 clean the surface of the glass and etching and dry completely. Work in a well lighted and well ventilated area near a water source. So etching cream can be used on multiple different materials other than glass.
In this video i will teach you how to get better results using a. The cream has a diluted mixture of chemicals which eats or etches the surface of the glass very lightly. Remove the stencil and clean the glass thoroughly. With a few supplies and your choice of glassware anyone can do this. After one minute run lukewarm water over the design to wash off all of the etching cream.