more window etchings

apply what ever stencil you want and tape off the rest of your work area.

start to sand blast make sure to stay in your work area

cover the entire area of your stencil

remove all tape

this is what it will look like before you wash your truck

after your wash

 

Cool, Love the idea just hope you love the graphic since it's permanent

 

That's Cool as hell! Nice Job!

 

looks cool, might hold you down when it is time to sell though

 

Great job!
I'm gonna try a cheaper route with the etching cream. Will post pics when I get that done (after it stops raining and snowing here!)

 

Or you could just cut the image out of "window etch" vinyl. Exact same look, but removable.

 

these are the other ones i did also.

 

These look great! It should come like this from the factory

 

it only cost 25 bucks for the blaster and sand. i was also going to use the cream but i didnt know what it might do to the paint once you wash your truck.

 

thats crazy how it etches the glass but not the throug the stencil

 

I bought some etching cream and made a stencil out of 3m removable (low-no residue) film, applied it to an old storm window, cut the stencil out, and tried it. Worked pretty well, but I doubt that it is as deeply etched as the sand scribes it. The cream wiped right off with a damp paper towel then I washed it with plain water. Pretty simple. But....I would protect the truck much like you did when you prepared to blast. The cream is fairly thick and runs only slightly in vertical. I will make sure I mask and protect the surrounding areas well.

I'm not going to worry about resale on the truck. I'll probably die before this truck does.

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

Etching cream just does the etching of the glass. There's nothing to "runoff" further down the line.

 

Did you make your own design or buy them?
I really like the "Tacoma" and the "Emblem" etches.

 

i had some guy at the mall close to home make them. gave him the idea and he took it from there.

 

That pretty cool man.