After the party is always a lot of garbage and containers of water and beer. Sometimes beautifully shaped tank throw a pity, and keep them in the closet empty uninteresting. You can try to use such products for other purpose. There are many ways how beer bottles turned into luxury glasses. It should be remembered that the material is brittle and work with him to be careful, trying not to break the glass and do not get injured.
Content
- Necessary materials
- Work description
- Designer thing
Necessary materials
Many people are happy to create improvised unusual things. For example, beer bottles can be turned into beautiful designer glasses.
needed for the manufacture of:
- Freshly washed container.
- Special device for cutting glass (glass cutter).
- Cotton fabric.
- Boiler.
- Paraffin candles.
- Sheets of sandpaper with different grits.
- Decorative piece of porous rubber.
- Protective mask and gloves.
Work description
First of all, you need to prepare packaging by removing it from the paper labels. Even beautiful labels with time are erased, and the original article looks sloppy and unattractive. To quickly and easily remove the paper, you need to take a large container filled with water and put to boil. It sinks to the bottom of the bottle so that they do not fall, and label were covered with water. Should boil a few minutes on low heat. Nabuhnuv, paper is easily peeled off from the surface.
You can proceed to the cutting of the bottle. In addition to the usual tools in DIY stores sell modern tools to accurately nadsech glass surface. It should be understood that the glass is cut into pieces not completely succeed.
The main thing that pursued the line was accurate and not too deep. This will provide a straight edge at fault. The place where the notch is made, it is better to handle the technical grease or oil.
In the next step is taken ice water and a candle. The flame is brought to the cut line so that the fire does not touch it, but it is well heated glass. When the surface is sufficiently warmed up, the bottle is immersed in water. Material crack smoothly along line with an easy click. Upon hearing the sound characteristic, the preform is removed by maintaining the two parts so that it is not broken. The neck can be thrown out, and the glass is improved further.
The edges of the cut should be polished, not to leave sharp chips. For this taken sandpaper and cellular rubber. The first time slice resulting medium grit sandpaper processed. Movements should be circular and horizontal, With a little pressure from above. When the surface is quite smooth, fine-grained sheet is taken. In the process, the edge several times wiped with a damp cloth.
Designer thing
To give the glass manufactured by a certain stylistic direction, can be deposited on the surface of the desired pattern. It has done it by etching.
You will need:
- Film or parchment paper.
- Colored markers.
- A scalpel or a sharp knife stationery.
- The finished mixture for etching glass, which can be purchased on the internet or specialized shops.
- Brush with soft bristles.
At the beginning of the paper stencil is made. It is applied to the wet surface of the glass. Drawings and inscriptions made on paper using markers, contours sharp blade.
Further, a soft brush to paper applied liquid for glass etching.
Composition gently but firmly rubbed into the surface.
To figure turned out neat, brush should not extend beyond the stencil. Fluid takes some time to soak it and figure became clearer. Therefore, it is left for five minutes and then wash off.
Get interesting subjectWhich is used for drinking or as a decorative part of the interior. Make it easy enough.
In this case, the process allows for design capabilities. Later this hobby can be turned into a profitable commercial project.
