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Re: Frosting Window Glass

To: "Kai M. Radicke" <kai@radiohead.net>
Subject: Re: Frosting Window Glass
From: Jimmie Mayfield <mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org>
Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 00:17:33 -0400
On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 02:47:20PM -0400, Kai M. Radicke wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Does anyone know of a product that is suitable for frosting window glass,
> permanently, after a window has already been installed.
> 
> The window is about five years old and is in good condition, but it is
> located in a bathroom, so I am trying to increase privacy without removing
> the window and taking away the natural light... the bathroom gets ample
> light all day long, and it is a decent sized bathroom at 12ft long and 5ft
> wide.

You can buy adhesive sheets for windows that make them look frosted.  The
sidelight windows for my front door have been covered with this.  I'm not 
sure how permanent they would be in a high-humidity environment like a 
bathroom.

Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) is a strong alkalai and will readily etch glass.
If you have some scrap window glass laying around, you might try applying some 
drain cleaner or some deck cleaner (I believe NaOH is one of the ingredients 
of Olympic brand deck cleaner) and see if the NaOH concentration is enough to 
achieve the effect you're looking for.  Be careful, though, as sodium hydroxide 
is very caustic.  Safely applying this to windows in your bathroom might be 
challenging.


Jimmie






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