Common Uses
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Privacy and Screening: Used in offices, bathrooms, and exterior windows where light is desired but clear vision is not, such as partitions, shower enclosures, and door panels.
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Decorative and Artistic Elements: Employed for custom designs, logos, text, or patterns by masking off areas of the glass before sandblasting, allowing for varying degrees of transparency.
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Interior Doors and Partitions: Provides a soft, diffused light source while maintaining separation in interior spaces like entryways, sliding doors, and room dividers.
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Shelving and Table Tops: Used to create a matte, non-glare surface that hides fingerprints better than clear glass.
Advantages
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Excellent Diffused Privacy:
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It effectively obscures visibility while still allowing maximum transmission of soft, diffused natural light into the space, unlike heavy tinting or solid walls.
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High Degree of Customization:
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Allows for intricate designs, logos, and lettering to be permanently etched into the glass surface, offering unique aesthetic possibilities that can be tailored with stencils.
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Permanent and Durable Finish:
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The frosted effect is achieved by physically altering the glass surface, meaning the effect is permanent, won't peel, and won't fade over time.
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Reduced Glare:
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The matte finish scatters incoming light, which significantly reduces harsh glare and reflections, creating a softer visual environment.
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Cautions
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Difficult to Clean (Stains and Oils):
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The microscopically rough texture created by the sandblasting process makes the surface highly susceptible to trapping dirt, oils, and fingerprints.
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Oil and grease marks are particularly hard to remove and can leave a permanent, unsightly semi-transparent patch.
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Reduced Brightness:
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While it transmits light, the diffusion process inherently reduces the overall amount of brightness (lumens) compared to clear glass.
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Potential for Surface Sealing:
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To mitigate the cleaning difficulty, the glass often requires an additional, expensive clear polymer sealing treatment to smooth the surface texture, adding to the total cost.
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Vulnerability to Scratching (Unsealed):
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The fine texture can be more vulnerable to scratching or scuffing if not properly sealed, and a severe scratch may be more noticeable than on smooth, clear glass.
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