Permanently marking glass carboy for each gallon? - Page 3

Tripod · 01-15-2009, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Homercidal

There must be some kind of paint that sticks hard and won't come off unless you put a razor to it.

That was my original thought, too. You see pyrex flasks used all the time for starters and they have those white-painted graduation marks that you can write on. Coffee pots have them too. But I have to say, now that I've used the Armour-etch with amazing results I'll probably stick with that. I would definitely recommend it to others.

I am still curious, though...does anyone know what that white paint is and where you can find it?

-Tripod

Fett327 · 01-15-2009, 11:47 PM

Someone on the forum posted recently that they used a sharpie mark, let it dry, and then painted over it with clear nail polish.

Havent tried it yet, but i think this is definitely cheap and easy. Not as cool as etching though, but I didnt wanna spend $20 on a bottle of that stuff. Ill probably never have to etch anything other than my carboys.

**mattmcl** · 01-16-2009, 12:05 AM

You can always do your bottles...

Tripod · 01-16-2009, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mattmcl

You can always do your bottles...

+1 to that! I'll be doing some bottles with the remaining etch. The small bottle was only about $7.50 BTW, no where near $20....

-Tripod

alpo · 01-16-2009, 01:09 AM

I haven't had a problem just using a Sharpie. It's not like I have to really scrub down the outside of it right over the writing.

Figbash · 01-16-2009, 03:53 AM

Be VERY careful with the glass etching stuff. It contains enough fluoric acid to cause you some real grief if you absorb it through your skin. Wear gloves and safety glasses when handling!

Tom

Tripod · 05-14-2009, 07:11 AM

Ok, HBT... I realize I'm a total necromancer for reviving this thread

but I wanted to (finally) post the pictures I promised like 4 months ago! This is following the technique posted here: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/marking-your-carboy-63174/. Thanks, Revvy, for the link...

Here are some shots of the final outcome. I am really pleased with how it came out and would recommend this technique to anyone who wants to etch carboys, bottles, mugs, mirrors, whatever!

This carboy is actually on its side. I sanatize with only about 2 gallons of iodophor and then rotate the carboy a few degrees every 3-4 minutes.

Here's a better upright shot.

A close up of the numbers.

I added this pic to show that I put rings all the way around the carboy so I could tell how full it was no matter how it was rotated. It was hard to mask off with the tape but really worth it.

OK, Thanks for letting me share!

-Tripod

**Revvy** · 05-14-2009, 11:14 AM

Looks really really good!!!

Boondoggie · 05-14-2009, 03:53 PM

I put my strip thermometer at the 3gallon line, and a bumper sticker at the 5gallon mark....

99blackgt · 05-14-2009, 04:26 PM

i have sharpie that's still kind of showing on my one carboy after about 5 or 6 batches in it. But this etching thing really got me excited. I'm going to whip up some symbols and go to town and buy this stuff