Sandblasted, Acid Etched and Laminated Glass.

Etched Ruby Flashed Glass.

If permanent, most etching on glass today is done by sandblasting. Traditionally hydrofluoric acid was used. Acid is still used by some glass artists as it is still the best way to create certain effects.

If safety laminated glass is required we can use a frosted/white laminate to create a similar effect. Mainly used in commercial applications.

We can create/ re-create any etched panel using these techniques.

Sandblasted Glass Sliding Door. ATA Architectural Studios.

The above glass door uses Dorma's Manet modular system , "truly elegant stainless steel design".

Dark Blue, Flashed Glass, Etched Star and reflection.

Dark Ruby and Dark Blue flashed glass corner squares are used to highlight borders of stained glass. Many Glasgow tenements circa 1900 have their original stained glass and flashed glass borders still lighting the stairwell. Around this time Glasgow had many of the leading stained glass artists and studios and most of the buildings being built carried some sort of glass decoration. The colour of these flashed glass borders is still as intense today as it was a hundred years ago. Although some of the painted stained glass has not faired as well. A faded stained glass window is not because it is old, more likely the paint mixture or firing temperature was wrong.

Acid Etch. Blue Corner Square.

Door and Side Light Etched Glass panels.

Another method of glass decoration is screenprinting. The colours are not as intense as in other techniques but is/ was used by studios for mass production.

Screenprinted Etched Gothic Pattern Glass.

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