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CharlesTurner:
Will they work with etching cream?  The stencils I used in the past were done with etching cream and turned out great.

Bossbill:
I knew Charles would ask!

No. If you've ever worked with custom vinyl lettering and such there is a carrier film that holds all of the elements together. After you squeegee the whole thing on, you remove the carrier.
In this case the carrier doesn't come off and the act of sandblasting removes the film.

I've found that getting the stainless trim off of windows is the best way to polish them.
While they are off you should polish the window too.
Cover the window and just lightly blast the area.

There are also small hand held media blasters that recycle their own media.

But you have me curious and I wonder if the film could be removed otherwise. I'll test that out.

CharlesTurner:
Etching cream is very easy to use and no mess/worry about media blasting.  The stencils I've had were vinyl.

Bossbill:
We have the special cutting blades for doing micro-cutting of vinyl. I haven't tested them yet.
 But it's actually the weeding process that gets onerous.
Very small tools are required to remove the excess and you have to use a magnifier.
While it's possible to do one or two it's really pissy work.

Oh, the company that makes the photo paper doesn't sell the "open" style for etching anymore.

The photo paper I use does not have a release. It can't be removed by peeling it off.

Bossbill:
I was going to offer these using acid etch but Bob Gaines warned me that the glass is not standard glass. My testing proved this to be true as no etch I have made much of a mark. The glass appears to be similar to early Pyrex.
I did get some results keeping it on overnight. But, I don't think the media can tolerate it.

If you don't have a media blaster, find someone in the club who does.

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