I want to haze/frost the bathroom windows on my passenger cars. What’s been your techniques?
TIA
Mike
If you want to “haze” the windows two ways I have used is. 1. paint just the bathroom window on the inside with a small dab of dullcoat. When dry, paint with alcohol. The alcohol will “haze” the dullcoat, that is whiten it up some, which will haze the window quite a bit. 2. Sand the inside of the bathroom window with 800 grit sandpaper or use crocus cloth to do the same.
I either use a light dusting of dullcoat for a light effect, or I’ve used the frost glass spray paint from like AC Moore or Michaels for a more frosted effect.
Of course there’s always the inadvertant use of Testors model cement. Of course that hazing isn’t done on purpose. I really need to get something better, just keep forgetting to get something when I go out to the hobby shop.
I prefer the sandpaper method. It’s very controllable and is dead simple.
Of course, I’ve inadvertantly hazed a fair number of windows by using superglue around them!
You could use MeK (or similar) solvent on the rear face but sanding is very controllable.
Cover the inside of the window with “Magic” transparent tape.
Bob Boudreau
All of the above will work and I’ve tried most (includung the “inadvertant” with MEK). For lightwieght cars with the parrallel bands of frosted glass I lay out 2 or 3 inch strips of masking tape, give a light mist of white sprayed on the inside portion of the window, remove the tape and repeat. For the masking tape I have a tool that permits me to cut various widths but I formerly used Charttapes from Art supply or office supply outlets.
Looks like sanding is the most used. I’ll start with that. I do remember frosting lots of airplane canopies as a kid but I don’t think I could control those results for any consistancy.
Thanks again guys,
Mike