Armour Glass Etching Cream Carded,2.8-Ounce

I used this glass etching cream on (qty=4) pint glasses and (qty=2) quart mugs. Anchor Hocking Pint Mixing Glass - Rim Tempered - 16 Oz, Set of 2 German Style Extra Large Glass Beer Mug - 34 oz Total time for etching: 1 hour Prep and testing time: 4 hours Materials: -etching creme (3 oz) -glass to be etched -inverted decal sticker -Q-tips -Rubbing Alcohol -paper towels -kitchen sink with sprayer Process: 1) decided on a design, my dad has a big beard, so I decided to make a decal with a big beard and his name above looking like a kings crown. Did some google image searching, found the beard image. Used MS-paint to edit picture, used MS-publisher to add Word-Art. exported as BMP 2) Sent to my plotter/cutter. Made inverted decals, that is material removed where I want the glass to be etched. 3) cleaned glasses with alcohol and a paper towel 4) applied decal 5) applied etching cream with q-tip (see my layer thickness in attached pictures), swirling, dabbing, trying to keep cream evenly covered, swirl and dab, wait 5 min, swirl and dab again (moving cream around for even random coverage). Wait 5 min, swirl and dab, apply a little more creme maybe 25% as much as the first time to keep cream wet. (total 15 min) 6) wash off cream with medium pressure cold water kitchen sprayer, dry glass with paper towel, push on edges of decal to ensure none came up and would allow cream beneath it. 7) Coating 2, same process and length as first coat: (15 min total) 8) wash off cream with medium pressure cold water kitchen sprayer, dry glass with paper towel, remove decal with fingernails. wipe down with alcohol on a paper towel. --- see pictures, I think this came out great. crisp edges, even etching, very impressed!

My glasses had a badly damaged AR coating that had severely affected their clarity. I was squinting very hard to read some smaller text. I thought my vision had taken a drastic downswing, in addition to how badly scratched my lenses appeared. I realized the scratches were in the AR coating, which an optician at Wal-Mart's vision center confirmed. Unfortunately they no longer offer AR coating removal services because the chemical they used was very dangerous, and in some cases they had damaged some customers' lenses, so they discontinued the service. Some time later I looked for other solutions, and came across Armour Etch. I knew of the product from reading about its use in glass etching, but did not know it could remove AR coatings without hurting plastic lenses. I purchased some, and while wearing gloves, used a Q-tip to apply it to the inside of my lenses. I applied it and once it started to dry slightly, I applied a little more, especially to the areas where it dried thin. The AR coating on the outside was fairly intact, but the inside was completely trashed. This tells me it was the salt in my sweat over the years. Unfortunately, when I went to rinse them, some of the diluted solution got on the front long enough to start damaging it, so I decided to take both coatings off. It took longer than 5 minutes and more than one application, but the inside coating was removed. The outside layer, being nearly intact, was much tougher to get rid of. After two applications and nearly 30 minutes for it alone, most of the layer was gone. Only a fine bit remained. At this point I could no longer stand to have my glasses off and I was developing a headache so I rinsed them off well again, and put them back on. The difference was 100%. The lenses are now clear once again. And I realized my vision hadn't gotten worse. There is a tiny bit of AR coating left on the front, but I'll be redoing the process again to remove all of it in the near future. This stuff works, but you need to have patience for it. Not everyone is going to have a 1-application, 5-minute perfect result. And you absolutely, without question need to wear chemical-resistant gloves and preferably goggles while using it. The chemicals in this will not result in an immediate burn if it contacts the skin, but will seep into the skin and start burning later. It can do deep-tissue burns all the way down to the bone, and will react with the ions in your skin and bones to keep burning potentially for days. Treatment for the slightest contact is a 15-minute flush with water, and then an immediate visit to an emergency medical facility. So don't think free-handling this stuff unprotected is fine as long as you wash your hands afterwards. It fixed my glasses and saved hundreds of dollars on new lenses I thought I needed. I now no longer have the AR coating which means I'll likely have some glare and reflection issues I'll have to accommodate to, but that's far better than the blurry, foggy scratchy mess I was dealing with before. Until I eventually get an updated prescription they'll do me fine. And in the future if I need to remove a damaged AR coating again, I know what I can use. Now if only we had a way to reverse the process and apply a new AR coating just as easily and simply. Could be a very nice fix, strip the old coating off first, then reapply a new one.

I stupidly and carelessly didn't wear safety glasses as I sprayed brake cleaner on a small engine i was repairing. The splash back left tiny etchings in the anti glare coating on my nearly new glasses. over 2 months the little etchings just continued to get worse making these specs nearly unusable. Unfortunately we don't have the spare cash to just replace them, so I was searching online to see if the lenses could be re-coated or whatever. I stumbled across many, many discussions on this topic and the happiest posters had used Armour Etch so I decided to give it a try. My order came today and I didn't waste any time - I've been walking around for 2 months with smeared glasses which is really annoying. I tried one side of one lens first. I applied a thick coat of armour etch with a q tip and waited 5 minutes, then rinsed it off with warm water. EUREKA! I immediately coated both sides of both lenses, waited another 5. Now I have essentially new glasses (minus the anti glare coating). Saved me a bundle. I can't believe it was this simple. I am not recommending anyone else try this, I'm just reporting what my experience was. If you are thinking about trying it be sure to read all the warnings people have posted. Note this stuff will ruin glasses made of real glass and is extremely toxic if you come in contact with it.

I have rayban tinted prescription glasses and thought they were done with, the lenses were scratched and blotchy and were relegated to being the back up emergency glasses. Then I read about this product, thought it sounded too good to be true but decided to give it a go. The directions I found online said to liberally apply to both sides of clean lenses, do nut rub and let sit for 5 minutes, rinse and clean. The results are amazing, clean clear all scratches gone and better than the day I bought them. It didn’t affect the tint at all. I also cleaned my wife’s progressive lenses and they came up crystal clean and still progressive. The real takeaway here is just don’t have the anti glare coating applied in the first place.

It works pretty well, and is very easy to apply with a q-tip. I'm using it with some Con-Tact branded "shelf liner." I apply the adhesive side of the liner to the glass in question, tape my design over top, and use a very sharp X-acto knife to cut away the parts I want etched. Remove design, apply cream, let sit, wash away. It does, however, take ~20 minutes total of contact time to lead to a very noticeable etch. Applying it for 10 total led to a etch that's visible in direct light, but drowns away pretty quickly.

Based on on-line reviews and utter desperation, I purchased this product to use on the lenses of my eye glasses. The inside of each lens had developed a horrible condition of spotting that resembled water marks (not scratches). I keep my glasses in pristine condition, never a scratch on them. These particular glasses I purchased through Sears The lenses alone were $350.00. I did purchase insurance and replaced the lenses when they developed the water spots. I did this 3 times. Sears assured me they had no idea what the problem was and the best solution was to keep them insured and replace for the $25.00 fee as needed. Well, I let the insurance run out accidentally. Sure enough, the spotting started. It's always gradual ... then eventually the whole interior of the lense is spotted. So awful are the spots that another person looking at you can see them. There is nothing I have found that will erase these spots. I even tried toothpaste and sunscreen based on other on-line suggestions. Before I decided to call Sears back and order a $350.00 pair, I decided to Google the problem again and see what others are saying. Time and time again people were referencing their spots which sounded exactly like mine. And, they were finding the solution to be this product: Armour Glass Etching Cream. I had nothing to lose, so I ordered from Amazon. I painted each interior lens with a thick coating of this product, waited 1 - 2 minutes, rinsed with cold water and dried with a fluffy cotton towel. Unbelievably, the spots are completely gone and the lenses are crystal clear. I am absolutely dumbfounded and delighted. I just saved myself all that money -- so I wanted to share this with others. My lenses are plastic, btw. I don't think I would use this on glass lenses. But, actually, I don't think glass lenses have this problem. Good luck!

I used this product to etch our last name onto several of our baking dishes so that when they get lent out there's no question as to who they belong to. I LOOOVE how they turned out! I printed our name backwards onto white contact paper and cut it out then applied it to the dish. You can also use regular vinyl decals or a Cricut or Silhouette machine if you have access to one of those. The only thing I would say is that I left the product on my glass for about 10 minutes when the bottle says 60 seconds, and i would do it that way again. ALSO, when rinsing the solution off of the glass, as first i thought it hadn't worked because when the etched places are wet they look like they haven't been etched at all! I was so mad at first that it hadn't worked.... but then when the dishes dried i saw that it had worked perfectly. Love this stuff and will be buying more soon so that i can etch every glass thing thing i own! haha!

I saw a review online (sorry can't remember the link) that described how a lot of times when your eye glasses are scratched it is often just the protective film/layer on them that is scratched. The article recommended that you can use this product to remove that film/layer. I have had a 'new' pair of glasses for over a year that I couldn't wear after about 2 weeks of normal use, because one lens is just a mess of scratches. (I think it was a defect, but the company wouldn't replace them or even offer any suggestions on how to fix them.) Anyway, I started counting and gently spread the etching cream on the inside of the lens, where the scratches were. It only took a few seconds to get it spread out. After about 35-40 seconds I rinsed the lens off with water. Wow!! Like new! ... so, I did the other side too! This product is for etching glass! DO NOT try this for 'glass' eye glasses. It will not etch or do anything to plastic! I'm sure this works excellent for etching glass, too!? :-)