She sprinkles a tablespoon of salt into 1/2 cup of vinegar. What it becomes? I LOVE this idea!

DIY Christmas Gift - Etching Stainless Steel Tumblers

**Do this outside!** My husband steals all my tumblers so the kids and I decided to get him his own special one.

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These tumblers are stainless steel and from Walmart for about $10.

First use adhesive stencils. This is personal use and not for sale so I used a image off the internet.

Attach to your cup. Then get some supplies ready: 9v battery Low voltage wire (old telephone or speaker wire works ) electrical tape Vinegar Salt Q-tips Container Scissors

Tape your positive end to the battery and the cup.

Tape negative end to the battery negative post and wrap around q-tip.

Mix up tablespoon of salt and about a 1/2 cup vinegar.

Dip the q-tip in vinegar mix and start etching! Keep it moving, it will bubble or sizzle when it's working. It stinks so this is why you should be outside. **This is a battery and electric, even though the current is very minimal I still stress to be careful and not let children do this project.**

The longer you stay in one spot the more it removes and the whiter the etching will be. It was 105 degrees outside and I just wanted to be done.

Rinse and clean by hand with soap and water, then double check any spots before removing the stencil.

All done!

We also did the bottom with a joke between my daughter and husband.

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Jeffrey Miichael Atencio
Dec 25, 2017
What is the stencil material called? Can it be printed in my printer like paper? Thanks
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  Jeffrey Miichael Atencio
  Dec 26, 2017
  I contacted a local vinyl sign maker and they can make the exact cut out for a couple of dollars each. Peel, stick and remove what you want etched. I'm using this method for the Windows around my front door Windows using a frosted glass vinyl
  
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Alex
Dec 24, 2017
This is really cool. Have you tried any "reverse stencils" using the same method??
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Geraldine Chislett
Dec 24, 2017
can this be done on glass???
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  Kelly Condie Thompson
  Dec 26, 2017
  On Glass you can use a stencil and the Armour Etch. It does a marvelous job. But for really sharp lines and edges, I use various punches in contact paper. Anything flat and non-textured is best. I punch out the shapes that I want and then affix them to the object I will etch. Then, using the etching cream to cover the entire object, the places that are covered by the punched out contact paper are the only ones that are NOT etched. They are left plain. The rest of the object is etched or cloudy. You can also do it in reverse when you take a sheet of contact paper and punch out the parts that you want to etch and just put the etching cream in the blank spaces that have been punched out. The surrounding contact paper will protect the rest of the object so that it remains clear. The punched out area will be etched or cloudy.
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