Thank you, all. I think it was my mask. I am using the sandblast mask I have, & it worked fine One more thing....I frosted the glass to the edge, hope this is ok to chip to the edge! I had not thought of it until it was done, I have layed a line of tape around the outside edge so the glue will n...

A customer has given me a few nice pieces of glass to use, with polished edges & everything. They are about 10" square. I am making masks to use to frost them, then try chipping again. The problem is, my mask will not stick at all. I have used 409, then denatured alchohol, then cake Bon Ami...

How do you price lettering the leaf on a fire truck? This truck has only lettering on the doors, no symbols. The rest will be reflective striping. Also, I have looked closely at their tanker truck & noticed that the genuine leaf letters are outlined in a very dark blue (is it that prussian blue ...

Thank you so much, Mike. I can understand what you are telling me quite well. I think I will take back the quart of shellac & get that spray can. John was right, it will be much easier.

I guess I can go ahead with my pieces! Thank you!

OK, remember in my last post about silver tarnishing? Well, this panel, & the other one I have that is similar, will have maybe copper leaf & possibly the varigated leaf. I am almost out of silver, but I do have aluminum, but would you even suggest aluminum on a piece like this? You would no...

I went & bought me some Bullseye Clear Transparent Shellac today, for my glass work. After I got home with it, I returned to Rick's page on Shellac, to see that the spray can of it would have been fine to buy, since I assume he meant to spray the whole piece, right? So here is my question, ok? I...

Wow!!! I just thought of something VERY important!!!! I am using One Shot with hardener in it for the outlines on my glass....even tho I put a barrier layer of shellac on ,my work, if I am using One Shot as an outline, will this tarnish it anyway because it has contact with the edges of my leafs? Sh...

Thank you Larry!

Hey, will it turn toally black or something? What do you suppose this will look like anyway?

Here is my first attempt at reverse painting. The paint part seemed to come out ok, but I know now after this post that the silver will go, & of course the whole panel! Silver leafed with varigated leaf & abalone "double backed up" with back up black. It will be sad to see it go, I...

Thank you so much Danny. You know what? I think I will go right ahead & make a new one, & just figure this is part of experience...learning! I think the next one will turn out better anyway! Now as far as me using my varigated leaf & my copper leaf, can I use it with quick size, only may...

Sorry to ask, I was afraid there may have been information posted on this, but didn't run the search with the correct words!

Thank you so much for the tips everyone. I think i will skip over to the shellac info & re-read it.

I made some glass pieces for Christmas gifts, one for my husband & one for my friend. My husband's is tarnishing, the silver part where it is glue chipped & silver leafed. I see yellowing & other "nice" things happening to it. When I look closely at the piece, I can see many im...

Thank you all. Yes, i have searched this website & also the net & have found the things I need. I am excited to try these new things, but until I aquire them, I guess I will stick to blending with my brush, it is good practice anyway. I am going to study that beautiful S & maybe get an i...

Where can I buy Fibroseal? And will any kind of Shellac do? What is a popular brand of Shellac to use? Sorry, I have to ask, tho.

Thank you both so much! Mike, I certainly will go over that post of Larry's. Kelly, you gave me many options, great! What do you use for your mask to airbrush? I do have abit of frisket & also some vinyl mask by Avery. I cannot tell you all how I feel, doing this. I keep thinking, "This is ...

I have attempted my first try at reverse painting on glass. So far. so good, but I am wondering if you guys have a certain way you do it as a rule, blending the colors. For instance on a ribbon, would you lay the highlights & shadows down first, then the medium color to blend all, leaving the hi...

How would the Rolco Burnish Sealer work, to seal the stone? Would it be more work, since, I think you need to sand it down smoooth? My old friend who passed last year had used itt o seal sandstone he had gilded for our church, & I was also thinking of using it to gild his black granite headstone.

Wow, I am very thankful for the help! I will post the Jesus piece, since the picture came out clearer, of the 2 pieces I have done. The letters are 23 1/2 K gold, the border is copper leaf, verigated leaf, & also abalone. The chipping was silver leafed. I have so much to learn, this was one of 2...

This is my first post in this forum & I am a bit nervous about it, but here goes... I have just begun to gild & glue chip, with pretty good results. I am really excited, & I already have a few people asking me about it, but I have no idea how to charge for it! Do I set a price per square...