Zephyr... my first thoughts

[GaysieMay]

It looks beautiful - I love the non etching element - but I'm being good - I can't afford to fall in love with it! 

[Dee Dee]

I'm assuming that it will, of course, tumble to get the etched effect?

I've just got some, and I love it! 

[Lakelady]

I know this is an old thread but Zephyr does etch with Etchall - I made a set of beads with partial encasement which were in the fluid for an hour - the encasement etched    It was definately Zephyr I used.

[Lush!]

That might be because you left them in for an hour!  If the fluid is fresh, you only need leave beads in for around 5 minutes or so, up to 15 minutes if the etching fluid is looking old and brown, like coke (which mine is!).

[Emma @ Tuffnell Glass]

Crikey! An hour!!! 

[Lakelady]

I was busy melting!  I have left beads that long before - it's no issue ordinarily or with nail varnish etc - but just a heads up, that if you go off and do something else and forget about it that Zephyr does etch!! 

[Alison G]

That might be because you left them in for an hour!  If the fluid is fresh, you only need leave beads in for around 5 minutes or so, up to 15 minutes if the etching fluid is looking old and brown, like coke (which mine is!).

Mine is like that, it's okay to use?

[Lush!]

Yep, it's fine, keep using it till it's gone - it just takes longer, that's all 

[Hotglass28]

Mine looks like blood which has been left in the sun then been chewed on and spat out, all gloopy. I did some etching yesterday and it did take ages.

I thought Zephyr doesn't etch?  Going to now have to change some of my ideas now

[Lush!]

Read further up the page, Denise - if you leave the beads in long enough, they probably will etch eventually, but probably not completely.  If your fluid is really old though, you might have to leave them in a whole day for it to work!! 

[Hotglass28]

Ah, will have a read ta. So my ideas are not totally wasted then    Those beads are great Kay, not sure if I said that already.