Step-by-step how to frost plexi

[SHiZNiLTi 10+ year member]

Do you have to use the LED's or do you think a short, like 3" neon stick would work also??

A neon cathode will work well too.

I've used neon cathodes to light up my plexigalss chair mat and it looks pretty sweet at night....

 

[Symon_say 10+ year member]

Do you have to use the LED's or do you think a short, like 3" neon stick would work also??

Yes, it will work

 

[500000watts 10+ year member]

whats a neon cathode, when ever i do any lighting i usualy make led srips with 5000mcd LED lights, it works really well and its cheap,

are neon cathodes brighter or cheaper or whats the difference?

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Very nice man , Your hands are steadier than mine //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Vinyl templates and steel wool work pretty good as well . I also polish the edges of the plexi with a torch , then paint all of them except where the leds are white . Gives it a pretty cool effect //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[nbro3232 10+ year member]

With a dremel it seems like it would not give you an even "pattern" to the etching. This could be a good or bad thing depending on what you are going for.

The best uniform frosting would come from sandblasting or chemical etching.

For an art project I just taped off the acrylic sheet and sanded with some high grit sand paper.

btw its a drinking chess set

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

i used to do an older school version of "frosting" plexi.

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

A neon cathode will work well too.
I've used neon cathodes to light up my plexigalss chair mat and it looks pretty sweet at night....

nice comp....as well

 

[beckSHO 10+ year member]

Wow, I'm really glad you made this thread. Great write-up. Gave me some ideas for when I do my install. Thanks man! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif

Very nice man , Your hands are steadier than mine //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Vinyl templates and steel wool work pretty good as well . I also polish the edges of the plexi with a torch , then paint all of them except where the leds are white . Gives it a pretty cool effect //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Pics? I would like to see that effect. Sounds like a good idea.

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

i used to do an older school version of "frosting" plexi.

You talking about the torch , or the spray on etching ? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[PESteele 10+ year member]

my first attempt. Needs to be polished up alot

 

[Symon_say 10+ year member]

my first attempt. Needs to be polished up alot

Nice

 

[PESteele 10+ year member]

that was with a dremel ill try the next one with taping off and sanding

 

[stayTUNED 10+ year member]

You can use the negative portion of a vinyl sticker if a logo is needed. Make sure to tell the sticker guy to invert it so the sticky is on the right side.

A sandblaster is the best tool if you want a consistent etch

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

my first attempt. Needs to be polished up alot

Very nice Mr. Steele

 

[PESteele 10+ year member]

how much do sandblasters cost