Armour Etch Cream, 22-Ounce

by Armour Etch

• 22-ounce bottle of armour etch cream
• Permanent etched designs
• Dishwasher safe

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000XAN6NA
• Item model number: 15-0250
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing)
  • #1 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing > Printmaking > Etching & Lithography Materials

Product Description

Armour Etch is a fast acting specially formulated glass etching compound that lets you create permanently etched designs on windows, mirrors and household glassware. Create your own custom glass etching stencil or use a pre made stencil like Rub N Etch, Over N Over or Peel N Etch. This unique glass etching system allows anyone to personalize and decorate glass or mirrors in minutes with no previous experience. Try it, you will love it. Not intended for use by children. Will NOT etch Pyrex or plastices. NOT recommended for etching large solid areas of glass.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Works as advertised! December 30, 2010

By Losgetlost

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

We used this product to make a bunch of Christmas gifts this year. We etched wine glasses, beer mugs, a large mirror, as well as a few other things. As long as you know what you're doing it is really hard to mess up. We benefited from the fact that we already own a nice vinyl cutter (Graphtec CE-5000) and so the stencil creation was simple. I think some people cut the stencils by hand so results will vary. I applied the cream with a foam brush each time and left it on for about 10 minutes (5 minutes was probably enough though). This stuff goes a long way because after each use you can scoop it back up and put it back in the jar. It worked excellent each time we used it and made at least 15 different gifts.

One thing I'd like to note is that several people gave this product a bad review because it didn't properly remove the coating from their eyeglass lenses? What the heck?!? This product isn't meant for doing that. It's kinda like people who use toothpaste to take the scratches out of dvd's/cd's. Lets go give Colgate a bad rating because it didn't take the scratches out of my disc! Pretty ignorant! Not really fair to the company who makes this stuff either!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic product August 16, 2012

By dredgethesoul

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is an amazing product. Though it can get expensive buying a bunch of stencils, especially those press and stick single use etch stencils with the stick adhesive on them that they show in all the videos. I use two inchmasking tape. I cove my glass in that and i draw my work right onto the tape and then cut out what needs to be cut out with an exacto. it doesnt scratch the glass as a lot of people thing it would, and even if it did..the etch cream will be etching right up to it so you'd never notice anyway. but it doesnt....so it saves me a fortune on stencil material and after i rinse off the cream..the wet tape comes right off. Now about the product.. you do have to put a decent amount on to cover the apllied areas so that you cant see through the cream at the glass underneath. it seems the more cream, the deeper it will etch so if the coverage isnt smooth, the etching will look shotty in the light. I reccommend using a brush to quickly cover the whole area as quick as you can so that all areas will start the etching process at about the same time. then go immediately back and fill in any showing areas with extra product. I also do not recommend this for large projects unless you are doing it in very small sections at a time. I found that by the time i got all the cream on..the one side had been on for almost a minute while the side i finished was just starting the etch process. you have to be careful not to leave the cream on much longer than a minute or two or you risk the cream etching its way under your stencil.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use... October 23, 2009

By Beverly D. Cabbage

Amazon Verified Purchase

The Armour Etch cream is very easy to use. Makes wonderful etchings in glass/mirrors. Directions indicate leaving on for appx. 5 min., but I found if you leave it on longer (20 min) it brings the white color out more.
Received product within time frame that was given.

Recommended for persons who love to do crafts but with novice experience or for anyone who would like to add a little more to the windows, mirrors, or picture frames in their homes....