Things You'll Need:
- sand blaster or bead blaster
- glass fusing kiln
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Step 1
Set up your sand blaster or bead blaster. Put on your protective gear.
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Step 2
Wash your fused glass piece and place it in the sand blaster or bead blaster. Sand blast the surface of the glass to remove the ugly residual left by devitrification.
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Step 3
Take care to hold the sand blaster perpendicular to the glass in the spot where the glass is tarnished with devitrification. Blast evenly until the ugly residual left by devitrification is removed and the desired effect is reached.
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Step 4
To get create a mat finish, continue sand blasting the entire fused glass piece until the surface is mat and you like the look.
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Step 5
If you do not want a mat finish, you can clean and then fire polish the sand blasted glass using the following schedule as a guide: to
Ramp ºF/Hr Target temperature Hold for
1 350 1410 10
2 Full 960 15
Once fire polished, the mat look of the sand blasted area will be gone.
