Back Painting
Technology Overview
03 · Back Painting
Glass Paint Supreme
Color matched. Architectural-grade. Built to last.
Creative Resins Glass Paint Supreme is a two-component polyurethane coating engineered for architectural back-painted glass. Applied to Surface 2 of fully tempered glass, it delivers uniform, opaque color with excellent adhesion, chemical resistance, and long-term stability. Developed over nearly five decades by Creative Resins International (UK) and available exclusively in North America through ADG, the system supports precise color matching to Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Pantone, and RAL, with more than 15,000 established formulas plus custom matching. Beyond solid color, it accommodates metallics, pearlescent, glitter, crackle, stipple texture, gossamer webs, and granite speckling as special effect additives, explore each one below.
Features
- +15,000+ matched formulas, plus custom
- +Two-component polyurethane on Surface 2
- +Specialty effects: metallic, crackle, stipple
- +Back Splashes > Shower Walls > Accent Walls > Table Tops > Barn Doors > Partitioning
Lead time
4-8 weeks · scope dependent
Coverage
United States · all 50 states
The Coating System
What is Glass Paint Supreme.
A high-performance, two-part acrylic-epoxy coating engineered specifically for decorative architectural glass. Non-isocyanate. Permanently bonded across glass, ceramic, aluminum, steel, and wood. Backed by a 10-year manufacturer warranty.
The Spec Panel
Engineered for permanence.
Mixed 1:1 and spray-applied to Surface 2, Supreme cures into a single dense film that performs across every interior and exterior environment, backed by a 10-year manufacturer warranty on glass, ceramic, metal, and wood.
15,000+
Matched colors
10-yr
Manufacturer warranty
1 : 1
Acrylic-epoxy mix
0%
Isocyanate
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Chemistry & Bond
Non-isocyanate. Permanently bonded.
- •Two-component acrylic-epoxy, non-isocyanate
- •Permanent adhesion to glass, ceramic, aluminum, steel, wood
- •UV, weather, water, and high-heat stable
- •Fully tempered, toughened, and laminated compatible
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Mixing & Application
Fast cure. Production-ready.
- •1 : 1 acrylic-epoxy mix ratio
- •Touch dry in ~10 minutes
- •Recommended 2 coats for opaque finishes
- •Spray-applied to Surface 2 by certified applicators
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Coverage & Color
Matched to any reference.
- •5–7 m² per litre per coat
- •Pigment loading up to ~25%
- •Custom colour matching to SW, BM, Pantone, RAL
- •Specialty effects layered on the same system
Color & Special Effects · Catalogue
The Glass Paint Supreme finish catalogue.
Twenty-two finishes — custom-color base, Cellopane™ tints, glitter, gossamer web, granite speckle, stipple, acid etch, crackle, metallic and pearlescent — all layered on the single Glass Paint Supreme back-paint chemistry. Filter by family, then specify by code.
BASE PRODUCT
CR 18
Glass Paint Supreme | Transparent Glass
The foundation back-paint coating for architectural glass. Custom-color matched to over 15,000 formulas across Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Pantone and RAL — plus fully bespoke matching. Smooth, opaque, and permanently bonded to Surface 2 of fully tempered glass.
BASE PRODUCT
CR 012-B
Glass Paint Supreme | Color | Black Backing
The foundation back-paint coating for architectural glass. Custom-color matched to over 15,000 formulas across Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Pantone and RAL — plus fully bespoke matching. Smooth, opaque, and permanently bonded to Surface 2 of fully tempered glass.
BASE PRODUCT
CR 012-W
Glass Paint Supreme | Color | White Backing
The foundation back-paint coating for architectural glass. Custom-color matched to over 15,000 formulas across Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Pantone and RAL — plus fully bespoke matching. Smooth, opaque, and permanently bonded to Surface 2 of fully tempered glass.
Glitter
CR 32
Copper Glitter Effect | Transparent Glass
Suspended metallic flake in a transparent or tinted carrier — light catches and scatters across the surface for a dimensional sparkle that holds detail at close range.
Glitter
CR 33
Gold Glitter Effect | Transparent Glass
Suspended metallic flake in a transparent or tinted carrier — light catches and scatters across the surface for a dimensional sparkle that holds detail at close range.
Glitter
CR 35
Rainbow Glitter Effect | Transparent Glass
Suspended metallic flake in a transparent or tinted carrier — light catches and scatters across the surface for a dimensional sparkle that holds detail at close range.
Glitter
CR 34
Silver Glitter Effect | Transparent Glass
Suspended metallic flake in a transparent or tinted carrier — light catches and scatters across the surface for a dimensional sparkle that holds detail at close range.
Gossamer Web
CR 117
Black Gossamer Web Effect | Transparent Glass
A fine filament web layered into the back-paint chemistry — a delicate, organic line pattern that reads as texture without obscuring the field color.
Gossamer Web
CR 124
Copper Gossamer Web Effect | Transparent Glass
A fine filament web layered into the back-paint chemistry — a delicate, organic line pattern that reads as texture without obscuring the field color.
Gossamer Web
CR 131
Gold Gossamer Web Effect | Transparent Glass
A fine filament web layered into the back-paint chemistry — a delicate, organic line pattern that reads as texture without obscuring the field color.
Gossamer Web
CR 138
Silver Gossamer Web Effect | Transparent Glass
A fine filament web layered into the back-paint chemistry — a delicate, organic line pattern that reads as texture without obscuring the field color.
Gossamer Web
CR 224
White Gossamer Web Effect | Transparent Glass
A fine filament web layered into the back-paint chemistry — a delicate, organic line pattern that reads as texture without obscuring the field color.
Granite Speckle
CR 89
Black Granite | Speckle Effect | Transparent Glass
Fine mineral speckle distributed through the coating for a stone-like grain. Reads as solid color from distance, breaks into texture up close.
Granite Speckle
CR 96
White Granite | Speckle Effect | Transparent Glass
Fine mineral speckle distributed through the coating for a stone-like grain. Reads as solid color from distance, breaks into texture up close.
Granite Speckle
CR 82
Black & White Granite | Speckle Effect | Transparent Glass
Fine mineral speckle distributed through the coating for a stone-like grain. Reads as solid color from distance, breaks into texture up close.
Stipple
CR 145
Stipple Texture | Transparent Glass
A soft, randomized dot texture pressed into the surface — diffuses light evenly and softens reflections without losing color depth.
Crackle
CR 110
Crackle Effect | Transparent Glass
A controlled crackle pattern fused into the glass surface for an aged, fractured look with full color saturation behind it.
Pearlescent
CR 103
Pearlescent Effect | Transparent Glass
A pearl-shift coating that travels across the spectrum as the viewing angle changes — subtle iridescence over a stable base color.
Metallic
CR 152
Copper Metallic
True metallic pigment in suspension — copper, gold, or silver — for a brushed, reflective face that holds depth from any angle.
Metallic
CR 155
Gold Metallic
True metallic pigment in suspension — copper, gold, or silver — for a brushed, reflective face that holds depth from any angle.
Metallic
CR 158
Silver Metallic
True metallic pigment in suspension — copper, gold, or silver — for a brushed, reflective face that holds depth from any angle.