Mercury glass question

Sandra Genzone
by Sandra Genzone
I want to do the mercury glass craft where you use Krylon looking glass paint and vinegar water but all I could find was sea glass paint. Will that work?

  6 answers
  • Carol Thomas Carol Thomas on Mar 27, 2018

    No, sorry but those are two completely different paints. The sea glass paint gives a dull opaque color, to mimic real sea glass that has been dulled buy the sand and seawater. Looking glass paint, is shiny silver and somewhat reflective like a mirror. You can order looking glass paint online at Jo-Ann's, Amazon, etc. Just so you know, the spray cans of it are very small, not the size of a regular can of spray paint... Maybe half as big.

  • William William on Mar 27, 2018

    Carol is right. Sea glass won't work.


    What other Hometalkers have done.


    https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=mercury%20glass

  • Sharon Sharon on Mar 27, 2018

    Rustoleum also makes a mirror spray paint that can be use to make mercury glass.

  • No, sea glass spray paint won't work, you need mirror effect or looking glass. There are many on-line stores that sell it. I found mine at Michaels crafts.

  • Jewellmartin Jewellmartin on Mar 27, 2018

    Walmart, Lowe’s, Michaels, Hobby Lobby and many paint stores carry looking glass paint. ☺️

  • Missy Burch Missy Burch on Mar 27, 2018

    no- the sea glass won't give you the same effect.