Have a 'unique' problem and am looking for a solution. Hopefully someone here has direct knowledge on this and can provide some good suggestions or alternatives.
I want to have a ghost image of Frankensteins' Prometheus on the back glass of my rat rod project (see image below). It would be justified to the pass side and image size would almost be life size.
My research leads me to believe there are only 3 ways to do this but I'm not satisified with any of them.
1) Laser etch the surface with CAD
2) Laser
into the glass - 2D imaging
3) Paint the image on the surface of the glass
The glass is automotive 2-piece laminate lightly tinted green @1/4" thick - 30" X 11" rectangle.
I want the image either
in the glass (2d photo laser) or on the surface inside facing out (laser etch). Problems are that laser etching the surface comes close but is hard to execute with the detail w/o looking too obvious and white / frosty.
Photo 2D laser imaging
in the glass is the closest to what I'm looking for but most machines only are capable of small scale objects @10"X10" and require that the glass be of optical quality. I could buy optical quality glass in the size to fit the opening but it's pricey. But then no one apparently has a machine with large enough table to accommodate that.
Painting the image on the glass. I don't think I've seen a painted image on glass that reaches the level of detail but also is very subtle or ghost like.
Suggestions please - thanks PP braintrust !!