PC modding basics: How to etch tempered glass

[@DankuwOs]

1:33 "Accidentally get some cream where you don't want it."

[@MenCanNotBeWomen]

be an awesome way to get even with some dude in college ya hate, and put some etching creme in their shampoo :)

[@DankuwOs]

But then their cocks gonna be lit up when I put an LED next to it

[@budgetgamers8242]

yeah have you seen the msds on the chemical? few grams on your skin will kill you....

[@benbrooks566]

when you mix up the vaseline and etching cream 😳

[@FuggyMan]

who knew etching tempered glass would be this easy and cheap? this is going to change everything! you are a legend! ❤

[@DIYTechTube]

+RDX Mods Haha thanks! Armor etch has been around a long time though :p

[@zombl337og]

@@DIYTechTube i never did etching before, but your guide and the stuff you used made it a breeze! This video saved me a lot of time! Thanks Dietec!

[@jojococostudio]

SO THAT'S HOW YOU DOIT!! Thanks man

[@DIYTechTube]

Easy! Haha

[@DeathsTacoIsHere]

jojococo studio not the only way to do it, but definitely the easiest

[@stefa4013]

O man that looks so good 😵 I definitely need to try this if I ever get my hands on some tempered glass

[@nicholasaiple2646]

Wait until cyber Monday, they can get on sale.

[@notfred596]

Don't know if you're still reading comments, but this is absolutely amazing. Thanks for this guide. I was looking around to see how much it was going to cost me to ship my case somewhere to get a simple design done, but now I know with some practice that I can do it at home. Thanks!!

[@bqnk3958]

Dude your vids are so helpful

[@larslovestech]

gotta love this channel...you never make anything hard to learn and have a great presentation...keep up the good work mate

[@robertnicewonder7647]

Great tip....I love how the light makes it glow!!

[@procrastius]

You always put on the best music

[@urdaddywingnut7820]

Nice quick tutorial, bubba. You've got a knack for breaking things down into a quick and easy lesson, I really like that. Another LIKE

[@DIYTechTube]

Thanks dude, that is exactly what I was trying to do :P

[@urdaddywingnut7820]

Well, if you've ever doubted how well you come across, DON'T. Because (at least) I think you do it really well. You don't get hung up on all the BS that doesn't do any good to the video, and the core of your tutorials are very solid. And any extra questions can be handled rather quickly in the comments section. I've made several comment in your threads, and you have always been pretty quick to get back. That's another think not often found with other channels. Maybe that's one of the perks of being a smaller channel

[@AquaLady153]

That looks crazy when it's lit up! 🔥

[@rfmode]

Very good your casemods and your tips

[@VirgoSquawks]

WOW! I'll definitely have to do this!! Thanks a ton!!!!!

[@triunnbjorn3610]

I have a Corsair Crystal 570x.... Feeling super stoked right now to do something etched.

[@gaming4life483]

man you're really good at what you do. Keep it Up :D

[@TRUE5232]

bro you are awesome don't stop keep doing this!

[@ItsMeMora]

Fast and simple, thank you!

[@s.g.4671]

Tried this some days ago, inspired by You. Happy with the result, thanks man!

[@DIYTechTube]

I'm so happy! Glad it was helpful

[@janicasa20]

That was so straight forward and very informative, thanks

[@urdaddywingnut7820]

And vinyl cutters can be picked up surprisingly cheap too. Especially if you put them in your wishlists and wait for a sale. Heck- HellMart sells em for $130- 200 depending on size and extra materials included

[@Sreavers1976]

simply clever!, excellent result, it looks really cool!!!

[@joshgranstrom4689]

Nice simple mod and looks great.

[@Mr93More]

This is soooo cool!!! Just discovered your videos today and I've watched loads already haha

[@DIYTechTube]

+Mr93More Welcome to the channel :D

[@WesleyPAnderson]

Great tutorial, have you tried adding a mini monitor inside the case that appears through the side window?

[@DIYTechTube]

No, but it wouldn't be too hard! I may do that at some point soon

[@martijnklerks]

That looks amazig and so simple to do

[@redbullminifridgepcbycusto8204]

That is AWESOME! Your tricks are priceless

[@VEN0M415]

damn this looks really easy, when I upgrade my pc im going to get the Phanteks Shift and i might have to try this on it :)

[@ippokratiskotsapasis4059]

That case is AWESOME!

[@ippokratiskotsapasis4059]

How did you make Montagne on the case?

[@ectas]

Wow i didn't even know that was possible! Thanks for the vid!

[@DIYTechTube]

I didn't know until recently either! Thought it had to be done with a laser, glad I ran into this method sooner rather than later. Opens up a lot of possibilities

[@ectas]

Yeah i thought that it was done with a laser or a dremmel too. Glad that it can be done way easier!

[@erikpoulsen4492]

Keep up the good work! Your vids are inspiring me to diy myself a gpu backplate wich i have seen your video on.

[@itsTyrion]

Ohhh it lights up? That was always my dream (with a massive Assassin's Creed logo)

[@tembrod]

That is so cool dude :O def gonna try that out when i get my new case

[@AlainLafleche1]

Wow, great video..short and very explicite !!

[@KevinBesnier]

Wait what, haven't got a single notification of any of your recent videos. Nothing on sub box too. Time to watch your videos.

[@DIYTechTube]

+Kevin Besnier Noooo! Welcome back though ;)

[@collinkey2903]

Damn! Yes! I love it! thanks dude, I'm definitely doing it on my build.

[@Sethdoesntsleep]

Very nice! Thanks for the Tutorial.

[@lordshitpost31]

Thank you, very helpful video

[@KennyKennTV]

Awesome tip! Thank you

[@SidharthSen]

YES!! thank you for doing this! I wanted to etch my inwin 301 and 101 TG. I have some armoretch lying around which I used to clean my reading glasses... so time to experiment...

[@DIYTechTube]

Sidharth Sen Etching cream to clean glasses? That's kinda ballsy lol

[@SidharthSen]

well .. the "glass" is technically made of plastic, so the etch cream serves to remove the scratched UV coating and a thin layer of scratches from the top...

[@DIYTechTube]

+Sidharth Sen That makes sense.

[@SidharthSen]

where's your instagram page at? the links on your facebook page can't seem to find them...

[@DIYTechTube]

+Sidharth Sen Whaaat I'll have to check that. It's at /dietecmods

[@stronkveak5917]

great info mate

[@brianjoseph2303]

Damn, you're good! Thank you.

[@EUK007]

How do you make a standard clear tempered glass into a dark tempered glass? Most PC cases nowadays comes with clear tempered glass and I want to make a mod by making it dark tempered glass. I hope you can help me.

[@MenCanNotBeWomen]

Thanks for the idea, i was going to just use a nvida gforce 1080 sticker. but the etching looks better...so will be going the etching way instead.. :)

[@raziel3726]

Amazing video!!

[@wiimatt4044]

That was sooo helpfull

[@lucaadami3790]

does it also work on plastic or just on glass?

[@bigchippa101]

i was going to ask this as well.. thought id check the chat to see if anyone else asked............ question asked, but not answered yet?.

[@bigchippa101]

a lil more scrolling down..... was answered .... will NOT work on acrylic (plastic) ... this is for glass.. to achieve the same effect, sand it .. lol ./

[@philp5013]

One dislike doesn't have a PC!

[@Andy-White]

That's a really cool, cheap mod. What would you say the overall finish is like, is there any bleeding at all?

[@DIYTechTube]

No bleeding at all, the lines are really crisp. Vinyl is a great material for masking so it looks perfect!

[@romisutube]

Great content. Keep it up. Cheers

[@topscan83]

Very good Sir!

[@sams9185]

Well done.

[@cornRipper]

Question! If you have an idea; could use this on acrylic panels as well? Or would it be too strong/too weak?

[@ObakuZenCenter]

Awesome! Many thanks.

[@markomircea6841]

IN WIN marks their cases like crazy, why would anyone print their logo. Subscribed, this was funny (and useful)!

[@DIYTechTube]

+Ian Strom Welcome to the channel!

[@markomircea6841]

Thank you very much, I'm sure more will subscribe as things such as this one are rare and useful, affordable modding and things people haven't seen yet. There are a lot of channels with benchmarks, stats etc. but not many with techniques like this one. Subscribed! Wish you all the best and a growing community around!

[@nachovidal4047]

I have a lian li pc 08 and the tempered glass of the case come with a tiny black tone..it will work on my tempered glass? Thanks bro!

[@mac98ok]

But it's possible also to apply a sticker directly on glass, or it's not a good idea? maybe with a translucent sticker?

[@DIYTechTube]

+Rhoken Nah that would work fine too, it just wouldn't glow

[@bienfrancosanjuan3189]

The tint in inwin tempered glass can be removed or no? Thank you

[@samoddesignpc9268]

Good job

[@Katabatic44]

so how detailed of a cutout can these vinyl cutters perform? I have a really neat idea in mind but the cutout would be pretty intricate. Plus... i don't have a vinyl cutter haha.

[@DIYTechTube]

+Timezown Pretty intricate. The problem is not how small the details can get, the problem is getting tiny details to transfer over to the case correctly. Your details will be impossible to transfer before they're too small to cut

[@osgeld]

with some witchcraft and lots of tinkering I can get my old machine to cut stencils for surface mount parts down to 0.5mm pitch ... but that would be really darn hard to do as a sticker transfer

[@RetroBerner]

Interesting, thanks man.

[@philthegoofball1999]

So cool

[@LordOfTec]

awesome :) thanks!!

[@superpanda817]

Great video but can you make a video on how to have that led sit inside on the bottom for the side glass panel?!?

[@DIYTechTube]

It's just there to show how light acts with the etched glass. You can put light anywhere inside the case and it'll do the same thing, doesn't necessarily need to be at the bottom

[@solomonsmith3658]

would you suggest doing this on the inner of the glass or does it look better out the outer side?

[@Kristina-vq6md]

Hey, i just bought all my parts for my threadripper build and the mobo is eatx. Issue is i want to use a bigger atx case i have. Any ideas on a simple mod to add standoffs to make the case eatx comparable?

[@onlyskillss9754]

CRSTNA screw the sand off to the mother board then use some epoxy resin and put some on the bottom of the stand offs then put the board in and screw the others in to hold it while the epoxy dries or get a drill and drill out the holes then thread them and attach the stand off

[@dobson252hotmailcom]

That seems far too simple...haha. Thanks man,great video again buddy. Thanks again

[@aaalterityyy]

this is the coolest thing

[@hiimhunter7649]

I know this is an older video, curious is this stuff perfectly safe to use on the tempered glass or is there a chance it could damage it to a point of shattering might be a dumb question but overall very curious of how it holds up and all that good stuff

[@gregcorwin8316]

Under most conditions any modification to tempered glass is a very bad idea, but the etching cream only affects the surface of the glass and shouldn't cause any problems at all. In fact I know of cases where glass manufacturers have used this method to apply required safety glazing information on already tempered glass and if the folks that manufacture the glass are okay with doing this then it seems to me that it's a solid, if maybe not an official, endorsement.

[@foursevenlounge]

very very very usefull information GOOD !!!

[@amessman]

wow, cool! thanks!

[@jcsplolonger]

hello please someone answers hehe, Is the Armour Etch works on Acrylic Sheet?

[@moonwalk8836]

What about "frosty" glass spray paint?

[@PhyNxFyre]

Does it achieve different levels of "frostiness" if you leave it on for different durations? Wonder if it's possible to make some geometric designs to complement Fractal Design's Meshify C front panel mesh

[@DIYTechTube]

Good question, I'd say probably? Would be very difficult to control though

[@DanielvdPoel]

On the package it says it doesn't work on tempered glass but in the video you showed that it worked can anyone explain why this is the case

[@DIYTechTube]

Shrug. It definitely works

[@liquidocelot4218]

Does anyone know where to buy this in Canada? Amazing video by the way.

[@peggyvansleen4150]

I have etched a lot of glass with armour etch product, but have found that it does not work on all tempered glass... (Came here to see if you had a different approach.)

[@Kommentierer]

Looks pretty cool. But first of all I should start to build an acrylic sidepanel for my case... My PC is still not finished :D

[@andrewterry8661]

i freaking love that!

[@redbullminifridgepcbycusto8204]

I am having a decal made to do this.... Question. I have a boarder that I want to etch as well. Can I try to create that with tape... Painters tape or something or do I need to use a particular decal material

[@DIYTechTube]

I would stick to vinyl. It'll give you the cleanest lines.

[@Thomas-fk6ep]

Is the lighting effect similar if the LEDs are placed behind the logo? I mean in your video, you placed the LEDS on the bottom so that the light shines through the glass. Would the RGB lights shining from the case to the etched glass still illuminate the custom etched logo? Thanks for creating your video btw.

[@DIYTechTube]

Yeah, they can be anywhere really. Then it just depends on the angle that you're viewing it from

[@Thomas-fk6ep]

@@DIYTechTube thanks! It worked out great. Keep up the great work. It's much appreciated!

[@LocoCocoPops]

That’s great✌️

[@leinardesteves3987]

Can you do this with acrylic as well?

[@フラットライン-x8p]

Hey Dietec, can you make a video about DIY Acrylic GPU Brace/Bracket Support? Thanks

[@DIYTechTube]

Sure! Maybe I'll do that as part of my next mod.

[@zanpekosak2383]

Awsome! Btw do you maybe know what substance is in the armor etch?

[@DIYTechTube]

BeGamerSl Nah I'm not sure. Google would know

[@msyafiq5235]

After you put that etc cream? Need to wait how many hours before you wash it??

[@FuggyMan]

Mr Syafiq 15 mins. that's what he said

[@msyafiq5235]

RDX Mods oh thank you very much. I really appreciated

[@attarsanahresources5540]

Maybe it is better if you make a flipped stencil and etch on the inside of the tempered glass

[@DIYTechTube]

+Attarsanah Resources Would look about the same either way I think

[@Mister_HULK]

AWESOME WHAT A GOOD IDEA

[@stelsesports2299]

really good, thanks bro, from Kazahstan)+1

[@regularvideostoday]

hi is this going to work on acrylic glass too?

[@NeonKillsIt]

Will this cause the glass to shatter eventually over time, due to the hot air from the PC, and the cold air from the fans? Thanks.

[@DIYTechTube]

+KillitWithNeon The glass is slightly weaker in that spot but no, it will not break from heat eventually. As long as you don't drop it, it's not gonna break :)

[@NeonKillsIt]

Whoa! Thank you for the timely response!

[@NeonKillsIt]

I have another question if you don't mind. I've searched and asked everywhere, but nobody knows. In this demo, you used Adhesive Vinyl. Would non adhesive work as well? Would the Armour Etch eat through the non adhesive vinyl? Is the adhesive vinyl more "durable" Thank you.

[@DIYTechTube]

+KillitWithNeon Non adhesive vinyl won't stick to the surface, so it won't work

[@supafly322]

Does the tempered glass have to have a dark tint to it to make the etching stand out well?

[@DIYTechTube]

Nope!

[@Vinchezno]

So can I just print out a picture on a piece of paper and excto knife cut it out. Then apply it on the tempered glass and apply the credit stuff

[@DIYTechTube]

+Vino The Creator Paper wouldn't hold up to the paste, you'd need to use vinyl. You can cut the vinyl with a knife though

[@MaxiGomezGeneiro]

will be work on a plastic windows?

[@awnesomemanu6335]

does this work on acryl

[@DIYTechTube]

Nope! Use sandpaper on acrylic

[@steelixion]

I have dell optiplex 980 desktop not tower can i trasfer all its stuff including motherboard psu and all other stuff in a tower case or in this case CaseCom VS93 Buster Value Series Mid Tower Case

[@DIYTechTube]

You can put all your parts into a different case yeah

[@dhruboisgood]

Cool!

[@asaadaddy]

Does this only work on Tempered Glass or does it work on Acrylic too?

[@Zane284]

damn20201 This cream only works on glass. If you want the same effect on acrylic, it's even easier. All you'd have to do is apply the stencil to the acrylic, and take sandpaper and scratch the design into the acrylic. It gives it the same frosted look.

[@asaadaddy]

Ah ok Thanks!!

[@aryanmayor]

What can I do if I have lexan? Is there anything else for that?

[@DIYTechTube]

Aryan Mayor Instead of armor etch use sand paper

[@longislandicedtyler]

can you etch acrylic windows?

[@Imabeastfn]

Hey can u do some custom mods to those cheap 20 Rosewill or antec cases that are metal?

[@DIYTechTube]

Oh yeah sure, cheap cases would be fun to mod