Included were the sample stencil (that'd be the hearts), the two liquids, a cream that makes the etching appear silver-ish and my custom stencil with the 6 standard chess symbols in "white" and "black". They even sent two Q-tips.
The only (small) stumbling block is that a hairdryer is required to dry the stencils to the glass once you apply the adhesive and before you apply the etching liquid. Of course, yours truly doesn't own a hairdryer...
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...you will soon!
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After a few tests, the etching kit is thus far quite a disappointment.
The etches that I've managed in my tests have been uneven and quite faint.
Not giving up just yet though. I will try a few varations and see if I can't get better results.
hey GB! fun stuff! my ma used to do some of that etching stuff-it can be quite pretty. where do you plan to etch the chess symbols?
Hey LB!
The symbols will go on the tops of the glass jars so that players can see which figure is which from both sides of the board.
That is, assuming I can get the stuff to etch better than I've been able to so far...
Interesting! I assume the adhesive chemically reacts with the etching liquid.
I would recommend sandblasting if your glass containers were larger.
The other idea or approach would be to create a larger etching surface by reversing all your designs. This would mean the etching surface would follow the circumference of the bottle bottom, leaving the actual design clear glass.
Or failing that, (and considering you are mighty fine with a small brush) paint all the symbols onto the glass!
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