How To Frost A Design Onto Plexiglas
This is a quick tutorial on how to frost a design onto glass or Plexiglas. Perfect for case modding. I personally did this for my Xbox 360 case mod.
How To Frost A Design Onto Plexiglas
Items:
1. 3M 2090 Scotch-Blue Painter’s Masking Tape for Multi-Surfaces, 3/4-Inch x 60-Yard, 1-Pack
2. X-Acto X3272 Surgrip Utility Knife With Contoured Plastic Handle
3. Rust-Oleum 1903830 Frosted Glass 11-Ounce Spray, Frosted Glass
4. A piece of glass you want to frost
5. A printed design of your choosing
Steps:
1. The first thing you are going to want to do is mask off the area you want to frost with the Scotch painters tape. Try to overlap the strips and make sure to smooth them out so that there are no bubbles.
2. Once you have you piece of glass masked off, you can go ahead and lay down your design over the tape. Make sure to center it and tape it down so that is doesn’t move around during the next step. Also, make sure that your design is printed out reversed, so when you flip the glass over it shows through to the other side correctly.
3. Now it is time to cut the design out, making sure to cut through the paper as well as the tape below. Be careful and cut slowly with the X-Acto knife so as not to mess up your design.
4. Once the design is all cut out, the paper the design was on as well as the tape you cut through can be slowly removed. After the tape is all peeled off make sure it is still smooth and none of it has lifted off.
5. Now it is time to use the Rust-Oleum Frosted Glass spray paint and paint over the taped section. Make sure to spray several coats spread out several minutes apart.
6. Once the paint is completely dry (normally after about 15 minutes) all of the remaining tape can be removed and you are left with a nice frosted design!
This could definitely come in handy! Thanks