Rembrandt Glass

[strawberryblondie]

Does anyone have any experience with Rembrandt glass, in particular is there a way to protect the back coating from flaking off during grinding? I would appreciate any help on this. Thanks.

Linda;)

[Planet Glass]

What is Rembrandt glass? I thought these were rods... I must have gotten the wrong impression somewhere!

[Graham]

I think you mean Van Gogh. Wrong painter.

[Planet Glass]

Does anyone have any experience with Rembrandt glass, in particular is there a way to protect the back coating from flaking off during grinding? I would appreciate any help on this. Thanks.

Linda;)Ah, Van Gogh glass! Different animal...

Try using a FINE grinding bit. I always use fine grade when I buy Inland bits because I've had so many, consistent chipping problems over time.

Also, protect the edges with clear nail polish AFTER grinding, and before foiling. That should prevent oxidation, if the coating is the same as mirror.

[strawberryblondie]

Thanks Planet Glass, yes I did mean Van Gogh. I will try a fine bit when grinding it, and coat the edges with clear nail polish. Will mirror protect work on it?

Linda

[strawberryblondie]

So far in my limited experience with this beautiful glass I have found that if I have a cut that I don't feel safe using the score and break method, I coat the back with clear nail polish, let it dry, and then use my ring saw. I still get a small amount of flaking off of the backing but it is minimal enough to be covered by the foil. I also found out the hard way, if you are grinding or cutting with a saw, turn it upside down with the coated side up, otherwise you get major flaking off of the coating.

Linda

[Planet Glass]

Thanks Planet Glass, yes I did mean Van Gogh. I will try a fine bit when grinding it, and coat the edges with clear nail polish. Will mirror protect work on it?

LindaI don't know if it's necessary for this glass, but I would not take a chance and would put some kind of mirror edge protection.

[Planet Glass]

So far in my limited experience with this beautiful glass I have found that if I have a cut that I don't feel safe using the score and break method...Why wouldn't you feel safe with score and break?

[strawberryblondie]

Planet Glass, what I was using the Van Gogh glass on was just a small piece of a panel and as it happened was a very curvy piece that would likely not score and break well and would have to be ground. My solution was the nail polish and ring saw, which meant no grinding, worked for me :D

Linda

[katiediditglass]

Hello everyone!

New hear and was just browsing this topic. I actually buy my glass from the guy who invented and makes Van Gogh glass. He lives about 10 blocks from me here in Asheville, NC. I will ask him about how to prevent the back from chipping off while cutting or grinding. It is beautiful glass to work with!

[strawberryblondie]

Katie, I would be so very interested in hearing what he has to say on this subject, please post when you find out :)

Linda

[katiediditglass]

Hello, I visited the local glass store today and asked about the Van Gogh glass chipping off. He recommended grinding the glass upside down. Like have the black part of the glass facing upward while grinding. If that doesn't work, then applying a clear coat to the back before cutting or grinding would work too. You have to treat it like mirror glass in a sense. I have used a clear coat in spray paint in the past. Hope this information is helpful!

[strawberryblondie]

Katie, thank you, I much appreciate you asking about that. I hope it will help others too. It did eventually dawn on me to grind it upside down :frustrated:

I used some clear nail polish and it worked fairly well, I think next I will try the coating for mirror and see how that fairs.

That glass is so gorgeous, can't resist it :)

Thanks again Katie, very good and valuable information.

Linda