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Good Questions: How Do I Frost My Glass Without Etching It?

Lori: I used the frosted Contact film on the window in my husband's shower. I put it up over a year ago and it still looks great, even with him steaming the room up every day.

Creede: Check out this link, it talks about the same thing. The best idea from that thread was using clear shelf liner. Super cheap, and looks good.

Severn: However, if you DID want to acid-etch, you can get etching paste in most art stores - hydroflouric acid? You brush it on and then wash it off.

Richard in LA: In May, I used an old film production trick and sprayed the outside of the windows with dulling spray. It still looks great 3 months later and took about 15 minutes to do.

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Krylon sells frosting spray paint in no-color as well as some gold and bronze-ish tints. Cheapest place to get it here in the city is at Pearl Art. Keep in mind that this will be found in the craft section of paint stores and not with typical spray paint.

I've used it on a variety of jobs and have had success. TIP: use at least three LIGHT coats. It "frosts" as it dries and so may not look like it's going on right at first, but it is. Good luck!

posted by peter on 2005-08-19 14:14:10

One more thing -the look of those cool squares of frosting on the glass in the photo at top can be easily be achieved with frosting spray paint and tape...

posted by peter on 2005-08-19 14:16:35

peter--
Per the original thread, this person was looking for a solution that was temporary, since a renter.

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2005-08-19 14:24:03

Doesn't Ikea make a window film in several patterns, including one with squares? that might be a solution.

posted by lisa on 2005-08-19 15:05:36

I've used the Krylon. It works great, and it tends to come off with Fantastic. I didn't want it to, but this may be a good solution for renters!

posted by becky on 2005-08-19 19:33:38