Picked up this GROWLER (yes Delzep, a Growler :P) a while back and decided it was time to tattoo it.
It has a very durable Logo on it, some kind of tough resin/plastic coating that wouldn't come off with nail polish remover, I wanted to take it off without damaging the Brushed stainless finish...(well I just wanted to take off the rear logo crap). To remove this I used sodium bicarbonate (Bread Soda) fired through a sand blaster I picked up in Lidl...It did the job perfectly, very gentle abrasion.
(http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv152/magnethead123/Beer/1_zps3ea29111.jpg)
(http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv152/magnethead123/Beer/2_zps25a486aa.jpg)
Then I order some 'Vinyl Matt sheets' that you can print on from a UK crowd
http://www.photopaperdirect.com/ (http://www.photopaperdirect.com/)
You could probably find someone who supplies from Ireland if you spent more than 5 minutes on google.
So I printed out my Image
(http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv152/magnethead123/Beer/3_zps2816ca4e.jpg)
and stuck it on
(http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv152/magnethead123/Beer/4_zps59db7ac3.jpg)
Now for the Hard part(take your time here), No Homebrews/Hangovers involved, cut out the negative
(http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv152/magnethead123/Beer/5_zps5c812043.jpg)
Then load your trusty sandblaster with fine grain sand and blast away (It doesn't take long)
(http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv152/magnethead123/Beer/6_zps9e7f0412.jpg)
The Hop Grenade - I used Sand Blasting because of the Brushed finish on this, There is a much harder etch which provides better contrast....Electro-etching is fine on a polished finish, but this needed the extra contrast.
(http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv152/magnethead123/Beer/7_zpsce79f6a2.jpg)
By the way, and this is very uncompetive of me, If anyone wants the use of the sandblaster and can get to Rush, Dublin, They're welcome to use it... ;D ;D
Bread soda through the sandblaster? I've heard of soda blasting but never thought oof it with the old lidl blaster :)
It turned out sweet! :)
Surely that Hopbombs Growler :P