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yjdavis

Glass etching for fireplace tile

yjdavis
18 years ago

I'm thinking of purchasing plain glass tile for around my fireplace and randomly etching every few tiles with etching cream. Is the etching effect permanent, or will I have to worry about it wearing off?

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