Glass Glossary
by milkywayglass / November 11, 2026 / Information / 3 min read
Aftermath Puffco Peak Wet Attachment
Every Milkyway piece starts as borosilicate glass and gets its artwork from sandblasting and our own color processes. This glossary explains the terms you’ll see on our product pages, so you know exactly what goes into your glass.
Jump to: Borosilicate glass · Sandblasting · Double-layer sandblast · Micro-SB · Technicolor Dreamwork · Frit
Borosilicate glass
Femme Samurai 16″ Clear Beaker Bong
Borosilicate is heat-resistant glass that handles sudden temperature changes, like ice in the neck or a lit bowl, without cracking. It’s chemically stable and non-porous, so it adds no flavor and residue cleans off completely. Every Milkyway piece is borosilicate, and our large beaker bongs are 9mm thick with an extra-thick base. Read more in What is borosilicate glass?
Sandblasting
Circuitboard 15″ Clear Beaker Bong
Sandblasting cuts a design into glass with fine abrasive fired at high speed. Areas covered by a stencil stay clear and exposed areas turn frosted or etched, so the artwork is part of the glass and won’t fade or peel like a print. The texture also adds grip. See it on collections like Space Odyssey and Circuitboard, or read What is sandblasting?
Double-layer sandblast
Kabuki: Act One Puffco Peak Wet Attachment
Our signature double-layer sandblast builds the design in two layers for more depth and contrast than a single-layer blast. You can see it in the textures and folds of Kabuki: Act One and across our Skullduggery collection.
Micro-SB
Micro-SB is our ultra-fine sandblast detailing. It only works on borosilicate glass, which is strong enough to carve depth while keeping its structural integrity. Aftermath was the first Milkyway piece to combine Micro-SB with double-layer sandblast and Technicolor Dreamwork.
Technicolor Dreamwork (TD Color Tech)
Technicolor Dreamwork is our color process. Colored frit is fused into the glass, revealed by deep sandblasting and fire-polished, so the color is part of the glass with no coating to wear off. TD linework can’t go below 0.4mm, which keeps every design bold and clean. Shop Technicolor Dreamwork pieces like the Circuitboard: Spectrum beaker and the Archangel TD beaker.
Frit
Extraction in Color Dark Blue + Frit Long Bowl
Frit is crushed colored glass fused onto the surface for color and grip. We use it on bowl pieces and hand pipes, and Technicolor Genesis pairs frit with our sandblasted collection artwork.