IMPORTANT TIPS 

FOR APPLYING

     STAINED-GLASS PAINTS

 

       (NOTE:  THESE ARE NOT ACRYLIC PAINTS AS MENTIONED ON OTHER PAGES OF THIS WEBSITE!)

These paints are for inside use only. Do not use on the outside of your windows.

Do NOT shake the bottles of paints before using. This will cause air bubbles.

These paints look opaque when applied but will become transparent as they dry, except for a few which are opaque. (Read the label.)

If you have air bubbles, (and you will), prick them with a pin or sharp object. If you discover an air bubble a day or so after the paint has dried, prick it open and apply a dab of paint to fill the hole.

When using the colors, i fill up to and slightly over the leading to avoid gaps.

On occasion the paint may pull away slightly from the leading as it dries, leaving a small open space. Just fill the space with the small drop of the matching color.

A nut pick works fine for applying a small dab of paint in small areas.

For a marbled look, apply one color (e.g. opaque white) smoothly in an area. Right away, before that begins to dry, add another color and pull a nut pick back and forth through it to get a marbled look.

The leading paint is very thick. I enlarge the opening in the tip by snipping the tip back a wee bit.

When using the leading paint, hold the container above and away from your project and allow the paint to trail down on to your pattern.

If you mess up the leading design, allow it to dry completely and trim the mistake away with a sharp knife or scissors. (Sometimes it's easier to just scrap the bad one and make a new one!)

IMPORTANT!! If not applying directly to glass, be sure to use the leading blanks the manufacturer has available or something you've tested! I had other plastic sheets that I thought would work and have ruined my work, because I could not remove them. (I have used the plastic sheets from bacon packages with no problems. Be sure to wash thoroughly!

    WHEN USING MOLDS:    After you have used the molds several times the moldings sometimes are hard to remove. After they are completely dry, put them into your freezer for a short while. Remove them and allow them to warm up a tad (so they are still cool but not brittle) and push them right out. (Brittle ones will break.)