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Etched and painted

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I have ventured into the etching venue and am very excited. Just wanted to say thanks to those here that have shown their prior work for getting me interested. I'm hooked! I painted these items after etching as the etch didn't show well without it. I've also done glassware with and without paint.

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Guest round2racing

What kind of paint are you using?

I am doing some etching and I really like your work.

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Thanks. I found some paint markers at walmart. Are permanent and for glass, wood, pottery, metal, ceramic, plastic, fabric and more. They're called Painters made by Elmer's. I just painted over the design, rubbed my finger over it to make sure in all the grooves. Blew on it a bit to let it get kinda dry then buffed over it all with a clean paper towel to remove the excess from the smooth glass area. The terra cotta pot I painted with the vinyl mask still on as I figured it was too pourous to be able to rub it off afterward.

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Swanee, I've got a benchtop sandblaster and am using some garnet grit. I've just been using scraps of oracal that I had been saving "just in case" lol (knew they'd come in handy for something)

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Guest round2racing

so you are using regular vinyl?

I've been buying stencil material, and it's not cheap.

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Yep just reg vinyl. My understanding is the stencil stuff releases easier. It's a bit of a bugger to get the vinyl off after blasting. I run it under warm - hot water and use my fingernail to get it up. But I figure I've got all this scrap I've been saving why not use it. Couldn't do a staged etching with it though as it won't release easy enough I think. I haven't graduated to that phase yet.

the heron is attached.

Birds_heron1a_1.eps

Birds_heron1a_1.eps

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