momentousangel Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 Many years ago, my father did an etched mirror of my brother. The mirror itself was destroyed when my mother lost her home due to a fire, but before the fire, I had talked my nephew into scanning the actual mirror and emailing me the scanned file. I've no clue at all about etching, I watched my father as he worked on this mirror, but I was so little that I didn't truly understand all that he had done. I have decided that I would attempt to reproduce the mirror but change it slightly from its etched version into a frosted version and send it to my mother as a Christmats gift. I'm not sure exactly how I will be able to reproduce the mirror, when my nephew scanned it, it cut off part of my brother's hair as well as shirt collar, but what is missing I am going to add back into the mirror from memory, I've gotten lost in the original mirror so many times over the years. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions on how I can reproduce the mirror? I plan on using a spray type of frost, and have never used this before, so hopefully someone here has and can give me a few tips about working with it to do this special project. This is the scan of the original mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeeZee Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Been thinking about this one.. would it be possible to cover the mirror with contact paper, then sketch it out on it? The you could use a craft knife to cut out the parts you want to frost, apply the coating and then when you peel off the paper, you should have the image (right?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeeZee Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 I should add that I remember doing this kind of craft like this in church camp so it's not exactly an original idea LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentousangel Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 That seems like the only way to do it really to avoid over spraying. Stopping it from running underneath the contact paper may be a bit tricky though, but going to give it a try on a piece of glass first, . Mirrors are quite more expensive these days so don't wnat to use up too many of them on practicing, . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeeZee Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Have you seen these?? I think you could do this with a bit of creativity and your scan. [url="http://www.lazertran.com/New%20Site%20folder/New%20Site/etching.html"]http://www.lazertran.com/New%20Site%20fold...te/etching.html[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentousangel Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 Thanks muches Deezee, Very useful information it was indeed, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherry_chickentoes Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I know this is a really old post, but I thought I would add a reply in case anyone is still curious about this. Glass etching is fun and pretty easy to do. I've never used the frosted spray, so I don't know how well that works. I have used Armor Etch, which is a chemical that permanently etches glass. It's very caustic - read all the directions carefully, and wear protective gear - rubber gloves, safety glasses, etc. The results are fantastic from this stuff. To make my patterns, I usually use contact paper. First, pick a design. Remember that everything you cut out of the contact paper will be etched. Depending on my design, I sometimes will free-hand it onto the contact paper. If it is more intricate, I print the design onto sticker paper first, then stick the sticker paper onto the top of the contact paper. I then cut out the parts I want etched (it's just like cutting out a stencil). When I'm ready to etch, I stick the contact paper onto my glass. The most important thing to remember here is to burnish, burnish, burnish! REALLY rub any edges down - if the etching cream sneaks under the contact paper anywhere, it will etch the glass. Then just follow the directions for the Armor Etch. Note: sometimes I don't get perfect etching on the first go-around - don't remove your contact paper stencil until after you have rinsed your item and let it dry - if there are areas that need more etching, just repeat the process - you won't hurt anything. I've also experimented with other types of masks - die cut stickers, for example. Items etched this way can be washed with no problem. Have fun with this! Ry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momentousangel Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 This sounds so much simpler than the frosted spray ended up being. Will have to try it out in the future. TFS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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