Diamond Gals Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Hey there still trying to get to grips with this sandblasting! we now get our templates from Crystall Galleries, (thanks for the advice on that one) but now im wondering if there is an easier way to mask up the glass....i have been using masking tape and pages from the yellow pages and usually the masking tape gaps when blasting and so i dont blast for long enough, as im worried i shall get lines where the gaps are..., so therefore the letters blasted are quite uneven. how do you guys mask up??? please??? mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 The method I use is to thoughly clean the glass first with meths, make sure its perfectly dry, apply your stencil then mask right up to the edge of the stencil not over it trying not to leave any exposed glass. then mask over the first masking this time masking over the stencil too. Buy a good quality masking tape some you buy are not very sticky. I don't know what type of cabinet you have but try not to work with to high a pressure i use around 35psi. And a 280/320 abrasive.Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Gals Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 cheers for that..will give it a go! mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busy bee Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 We also clean our glass first with meths and make sure it's completely dry before applying the mask. We buy RapidMask, and make our own masks onsite. I always try to leave a reasonable margin of mask around the design, so I can overlap with the masking tape, to avoid leaving any gaps. I don't know where you put the yellow pages, but I don't think paper is a good idea. Where do you put it anyway? I agree that you have to use good quality masking tape. The decorators stuff is low tack, and no good at all. The local car respray business has the right stuff, ask yours for advice if necessary. Start the masking tape from the furthest point, and work inwards towards the mask, overlapping all the edges as far in as you can towards the design. Mask up anywhere you think you need to, if blasting a glass or tankard, I always stick a strip of masking tape on the back inside edge too, just in case. Experience & practice will tell you how much of the article to mask, it gets easier, trust me. When blasting, use a nice even sweeping motion with the nozzle, keeping the same distance away from the article, make sure you blast every part of the design, for the same amount of time, and look carefully at the article before you remove the mask, because if you have missed anything, then it's too late to put it right afterwards! Keep trying, it'll suddenly make sense. We struggled a bit at first too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Pretty much the same as busy bee, but we just give the glass a quick wipe over with a clean tea towel! Also we use packaging tape from Glass Scribe, it's much cheaper than masking tape and is much more tacky too. The tape is bought by them as faulty tape due to mis printing, I think we only pay about 80p per roll or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Gals Posted June 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 hey thanks some good tips there.. will keep perservering! cheers mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busy bee Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Still wondering where you put those yellow pages........... I suppose it's something useful to do with them, as we aren't allowed to put them in the recycle bin....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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