Very nice job to all! Any pics with some beer inside?
Marking your carboy
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kappclark
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Very nice..
Is there a similar solution for Better Bottles besides a sharpie ?
Is there a similar solution for Better Bottles besides a sharpie ?
camiller
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Well, a BB is far to thin for actual etching, If you want the frosted look you could try some of that frosted window film stuff that you put on a bathroom window for privacy. Just cut it to the design you want.
smizak
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Just did mine. Abstract barley sprout thingy.
wow these all look wonderful..... HBT has added another project for me to do, one question though, did this affect the structural integrity of the bottle? I plan on doing this to some of my 22 oz and don't want them to break when I bottle condition.
Tripod
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I had the same concern when I first looked into doing this. Let me assure you that the actual etch is not deep enough to cause any structural damage. If you were to use a cutting wheel or something like that then it would cut deep enough but this stuff is more like a thin glaze.
When I run my hand over my finished product I can barely feel the frosted areas and I can't perceive any actual "depth" to it at all.
Hope that helps...
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smizak
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+1 Exactly.
Awesome, I'm going to be a glass etching fool......
Tripod
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I'd like to see how that turns out!
nootay
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i just ordered a 22oz container of armor etch from overstock for 26.95 including shipping:
http://www.overstock.com/Crafts-Sew...d=123620&fp=F&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=11554855
thought id let you all know in case someone was going to be ordering soon
http://www.overstock.com/Crafts-Sew...d=123620&fp=F&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=11554855
thought id let you all know in case someone was going to be ordering soon
BrewBeemer
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I've been told etching solution in a water balloon also works great on tire burning speeding idiots in a quiet neighborhood on said vehicles windshield. Don't ask just from my sons friend. Problem solved.
I used a sheet of light orange colored tinted glass that was heated then sealing wax applied and cooled. A design carved thru the wax into the glass (a must down to the glass with a sharp new scraper) with different width Exacto Tools plus your signature at the bottom an extra personal touch to a room divider with said etched glass solution.
Sand blasting places use a thin surgical sheeting with a sticky back then draw and cut out out what will be fine sand blasted or glass bead blasted. Both simple processes. Fine green diamond grit once used also works great being broken down finer but destroys even carbide blasting nozzles. With thick 3D diamond or sand blasting there is a large heat created that can cause glass expansion and fractures, trust me I made this mistake once.
I used a sheet of light orange colored tinted glass that was heated then sealing wax applied and cooled. A design carved thru the wax into the glass (a must down to the glass with a sharp new scraper) with different width Exacto Tools plus your signature at the bottom an extra personal touch to a room divider with said etched glass solution.
Sand blasting places use a thin surgical sheeting with a sticky back then draw and cut out out what will be fine sand blasted or glass bead blasted. Both simple processes. Fine green diamond grit once used also works great being broken down finer but destroys even carbide blasting nozzles. With thick 3D diamond or sand blasting there is a large heat created that can cause glass expansion and fractures, trust me I made this mistake once.
JOHN51277
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I finally got around to doing this a few days ago. I did 5 carboys and it took me about an hour to finish them all. THe pictures do it no justice!
Here's a pic with brew in it. It's harder to see the markings with dark beer.
Tripod
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Some of these are really creative!
commandercool724
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how much does the cream cost?
camiller
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From the photo looks like $19.75
I finally got around to doing this a few days ago. I did 5 carboys and it took me about an hour to finish them all. THe pictures do it no justice!
commandercool724
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good call lol. from what I have read that bottle will last forever though. I am probably only gonna buy a small bottle
Tripod
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Mine was a smaller bottle for around $7.50 I believe. It doesn't take much at all...
Rossnaree
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Here's a question from a different angle - has anyone used this process to remove the print (enamel, or whatever they use for "labels" on some bottles) from certain bottles? I'm not sure of the correct terminology. You can't scrape it off. I'll probably try it myself and see how it works but I figured I'd ask first. I've searched for a long time for any information about removing that stuff from bottles but haven't found anything useful, so I'm wondering if this etching will do the removal trick or not.
camiller
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I would think that you would leave some etched glass you might not want. Try this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/another-good-use-starsan-32159/ read through at least post #10
DrZaius
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I like it. Thanks for the idea.
Hang Glider
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yup. Double strength the star-san and let it soak an hour -
the only problem I've run into is Stone Brewing's paint - it takes a little longer, maybe a little scrubbing - but every one else's just dissolves after a soak.
the only problem I've run into is Stone Brewing's paint - it takes a little longer, maybe a little scrubbing - but every one else's just dissolves after a soak.
conpewter
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On topic - I still need to do this... too much to do
off topic - I just leave the stone bottles in the normal strength star-san bucket for a week, labels wipe right off.
off topic - I just leave the stone bottles in the normal strength star-san bucket for a week, labels wipe right off.
These look great! Excellent idea. Guess I have another DIY as my sharpie marks and tape just aren't cool enough. 
GamePreserve
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? reading that hurt my brain.
klyph
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If you carved a design through wax on the glass (all the way through the wax with a sharp new scraper) with different width Exacto tools, and added your signature at the bottom, it would add an extra personal touch to a glass room divider with said etched glass solution.
As anyone confirmed the wax masking worked? In theory it should work perfectly as a ground. I'm a printmaker and took some intaglio classes in college (etching metal plates and then printing them) so I'll have to create some bottle art if the wax works well.
klyph
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My only concern would be getting the wax off easily. I guess if you put them in the freezer, the wax should fall right off.
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