TL;DR: In this paper, a process for etching glass includes loading a piece of glass on a flatbed digital printer, applying a selected pre-coat solution to the glass to prevent the ink from permanently adhering to glass, printing a mask having a selected pattern on the glass with the digital printer; sandblasting the masked glass; stripping away the mask from the glass, to reveal the etched glass.
Abstract: A process for etching glass includes: loading a piece of glass on a flatbed digital printer; applying a selected pre-coat solution to the glass to prevent the ink from permanently adhering to the glass; printing a mask having a selected pattern on the glass with the digital printer; sandblasting the masked glass; stripping away the mask from the glass to reveal the etched glass; and cleaning any residual mask and/or pre-coat solution from the glass.