Wine Glasses and Drinkware
Keep rims unpainted. Paint that touches lips is a bad idea, even when the tube says non-toxic. The same rule applies inside the bowl: if a mouth or a drink will meet it, leave the glass bare.
Most pieces here are decorative. Can You Drink From Painted Wine Glasses shows where the motif should sit. How to Wash Painted Glasses: Heat and the Dishwasher is the honest take on brunch and hot water. The Paint and Sealer Checker can sort the surface and the paint before you buy another bottle of sealer.
Craft acrylic is not a food-contact product. Treat these glasses as display unless you used a system sold for that job and followed its cure.
Start With This
How to Paint Glassware Safely
How to Paint Glassware Safely is a useful first drinkware project because the motif sits on the bowl, away from the rim. Copy the placement more than the number of details.
Open the guide
Before You Paint
Keep the Rim Bare
Leave a clean band at the lip. Paint does not belong where someone might drink.
Display First
Most archive projects are for looking at. Food-contact enamel is a separate system.
Skip the Dishwasher
Warm water and a soft cloth are enough. A dishwasher will strip craft paint even after a sealer.
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For prep, cure, and peeling paint, see Techniques. Questions: [email protected].