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Frosted glass is produced by the acid etching of clear sheet glass, or sand-blasting. It has the effect of rendering the glass translucent by scattering of light during transmission, thus blurring images view while still transmitting light.

Applications:

• To obtain visual privacy while admitting light.
• Decorative patterns may be imposed upon otherwise plain glass by using wax or other resist to retain transparent areas.
• Frosted glass in light bulbs is used for evenly distributing the light from the bulb's filament across its surface area.
• To distribute light uniformly in a photographic contact printer.

The frosted glass effect can also be achieved by the application of vinyl film, used as a sort of stencil on the glass surface. "Photo-resist", or photo-resistant film is also available, which can be produced to mask off the area surrounding a decorative design, or logo on the glass surface.

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