etching fluid (getting up related)
lotusland
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just curious if anyone on this page has ever gotten up with etching fluid and could help me out.
i need to know what brand or type to get and some rules.
anyone?
i need to know what brand or type to get and some rules.
anyone?
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Alright here we go. The brand you are looking for is called ETCH BATH. Don't get it confused with ARMOUR ETCH, same company but the ARMOUR ETCH isn't as liquid and is more of a paste. I heard you can add bleach and instant etch but I have never tried it. I got some of both if you want some.
Ok when using it be careful with this shit it is literally acid and will burn your skin and dry that shit out mad. I would pour the etch in a empty Griffin shoe dye container or anything with a sponge. I tried putting it into a marker but the acidic part always stayed on top or bottom of the marker nib.
Last thing is before using it shake that shit in the bottle because all the paste inside the liquid settles at the bottom so you got to shake it to get all that good acid out. If it looks like piss you need to shake it up until it looks light brown. The yellow stuff only puts a frosting on the glass that can be wiped away with your finger.
Hope that helps if you need anything else....PM.
that shit is straight GARBAGE. Dont do it in my town.
hey why dont you try it out on the store fronts of your own family business' first (you know, as test run). See what they think. Do it or you are soft.
My family has no such business. But ya I get your point, I never go onto mom & pop type stores. We got plenty of huge businesses with those mirror windows that are perfect for etching. SHIT IS FUN.
ok, so i used to use a battery operated soldering iron. just run around town and burn plastic. sounded like a great idea and i thought i was a genius and shit. but it doesnt really work that great and i wound up breaking the soldering iron cuz id be pressing real hard on the plastic and them cheap battery operated joints were pieces of shit. anyways, after that i tried to do lighter art which turned out looking like some crackhead just held a lighter to some plastic. well, i thought it was a great idea at the time. plus i was later informed that inhaling plastic fumes is really bad for you.
Fuck. Didn't even think of this. I haven't used etch in a year or more so I completely forgot about shit fuck it it's just soulstrut.
anyways, its for arts and crafts you criminals!
soooo
i actually think doing it on the streets is better than the galleries. morally speaking.
any good results? post some pics mang.
no kidding
I would also say dont fuck up indy buisnesses, but you know... a spot is a spot.
ps: the panes cost about $500-$2000 to replace, so hitting a whole strip at once is real dumb if you get caught.
Scribes are more fun.
I could never fuck with scribes...that fucking noise/feeling as it scratches makes my skin crawl. I just got goose bumps thinking about it.
Throw on the belaclava, hop on the Metro with 10 freinds, scratch the shit up and watch people be scurred by the sound. Fun times!