Etch Your Own Mirror

Step 6 Reveal Your Creation

Now it's time to see what you've done! I used a water hose to clean my mirror off. Once you get all the cream off, pull off the contact paper (and be amazed) and clean the glass with window cleaner. Stand back and enjoy!
When I first hosed mine off, I was rather disappointed. The wet mirror didn't look like the etching cream made any difference at all, but as I dried it off, the results were quite pleasing.
This is a relatively easy project with very pleasing results. This project is going to be a gift to my girlfriend **awwww**. There is relatively little cost, but the results look like a million bucks!!

Comments

[Quinne]

Thanks so much for this guide! I used it on a mirror of my own.  One tip though-- Instead of cutting out the text on the computer paper, color over the back of the letters with a lead pencil (the heavier the better), and then tape the computer paper to the contact paper.  Take a sharp pencil (mechanical is good) and trace the outlines of the letters on the computer paper.  This basically makes a carbon-style copy onto the contact paper, and is soooo easy!

[shrekgirl]

beautiful! I'm making something similar, for my boyfriend. applying on a round mirror a drawing I made of the two of us together. thank you for the FANTASTIC IDEA !!