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The BEST etcher?
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:25 am
by daffodildeb
Okay, I want names, dates, serial numbers, etc. I would like the board's consensus on the very best liquid etcher, and the very best etching cream.
As an aside, I can say I'm totally unhappy with what I'm using now. I have "Glass Bead Etching Cream" from Arrow Springs, and Etch All liquid. The latter is a "dirty" brown--was that way when it was opened. Is it no good? I have etched some of my lampworked beads satisfacturily, but not stained glass.
Suggestions?
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:34 am
by vblue
I have successfully etched glass.....stained glass and dichroic glass for several years. I use the Armour Etch cream. Usually it is a cream color, but have had a couple of bottles that were more tan in color and they still worked okay.
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 3:35 pm
by Mimi Rivera Vellek
Armour Etch cream is all I've ever used, as well. I've only used it to etch off dichroic, though, and have not had reason to try another kind since it's worked well. It's usually a white to cream color.
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2003 6:43 pm
by Barbara Cashman
My preference for an etching cream is Velvet Etch, which I purchased through Ed Hoy. Smoother, cleaner and less messy than Armor Etch. I am really not sure if they still carry it, but it was fantastic...and cheaper than Armor Etch. My input. - Barbara C
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 10:38 pm
by Diane Trepanier
Etch All Liquid is that brown color. Yes, it is fine. Works for me.
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 11:56 pm
by Allan Gott
People will think I'm on Bob's payroll
...........I think hisglassworks has a new etching product available that he's very happy with. I'll let him know you're asking, in the meantime there should be a little information in the craftweb archive.
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2003 12:16 am
by Lynne Chappell
I use Velvet Etch for float glass (light colored cream), and Etchall DipNetch (brown liquid) for beads. The velvet etch works very well on float but barely touched Bullseye glass. Haven't tried it on Spectrum.
Lynne
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2003 2:48 pm
by Bob Stephan
Hi, and no, Alan is not on my payroll, he just seems to respect what I do here at His Glassworks. We do have both an etching powder which you mix with water to make your own solution of etching liquid, and we have a cream consistency etching compound. Names respectively are:
Vari-Etch Frosting Powder and
Vari-Etch Etching Cream. Profound, no?
Here is a link to my website:
http://www.hisglassworks.com/pages/varietch.html
Lewt me know if we can be of help.
Bob
p.s., I agree that if the dip-n-etch is working for you, the brown color should not be an issue.