Well Brad, sort of successful, I guess. I'm pleased with the 'process' and the 'finish' is exactly what I was hoping for. My own 'technique' on the other hand needs a lot of tweaking and it can only get better.
The heater was a dud and so no heat.
This peice was left in the cold solution for about an hour.
I mixed the 2 x 250ml bottles with water to make a litre of juice.
The kiddies craft stickers didn't like the Isopropanal or the hot water and the piece most definitely had fingerprints all over it by the time I re-did it.
The juice leaked under the tape masking. ( probably cos of the fingerprints )
Here is the result of my quick test piece.
So......good result actually. I'm sure if I make more effort to be careful then it will work perfectly.
I'm thinking of trying a different method of masking. What do you think of something like paint or nail varnish as a mask and then remove the stickers before etching?
The heater was a dud and so no heat.
This peice was left in the cold solution for about an hour.
I mixed the 2 x 250ml bottles with water to make a litre of juice.
The kiddies craft stickers didn't like the Isopropanal or the hot water and the piece most definitely had fingerprints all over it by the time I re-did it.
The juice leaked under the tape masking. ( probably cos of the fingerprints )
Here is the result of my quick test piece.
So......good result actually. I'm sure if I make more effort to be careful then it will work perfectly.
I'm thinking of trying a different method of masking. What do you think of something like paint or nail varnish as a mask and then remove the stickers before etching?