The Secret Formula To Mix Crystal FX Paint At Home

[@JogBird]

that chalkboard diagram is art

[@ETOE]

Thanks mate.

[@daranjavar9928]

WOW!!!!! BEAUTIFULLY DONE!! Best tutorial video on crystal fx ive EVER seen. Well done

[@bookerdesigns7295]

I’ve found my new favourite KZbin channel! Hilarious, informative, and artistic. Thanks Martin

[@That_Stealth_Guy]

This effect gives me so many possible ideas about what I can do when I begin to repaint my '94 Super V 2000. Over then past years I've grown bored with the plain jane black and silver of the factory style paint I did on the bare frame. Can't wait for the next video to see what ideas it sparks .!!

[@mrwpg]

That is the best looking chalkboard i have ever seen, someone cares about what he does and has serious design skills...

[@reginaldbowls7180]

What is he using to write?? Is that a chaulk pen?

[@PippiIotta]

Ich kann das angekündigte DIY Video, wo Du diesen Effekt auf einen Rahmen bringst, kaum erwarten. Wie immer geniales Video.

[@beyond8981]

Stunning - love the recent upgrade in production quality too - more in keeping with your immense talent.

[@andrewmorrell1262]

Fantastic explanation of the science behind the effect, and an excellent, simple demonstration of how this amazing effect is achieved. Subscribed! 😊

[@ETOE]

Thank you. You are welcome.

[@petervanmaele5061]

HI, I wander how long the Urea-solution can be used? An hour- a day- 10 minutes? Is there a time limit for using the solution? Well done video !!

[@LexyTheEbikeQueen]

Wowwwwww u are such a talented guy why I can’t find anybody in America 🇺🇸 like u this is so heartbreaking 💔

[@delirification]

I tried this method earlier though the urea solution wasn't sticking to the surface like yours does in the video, I know it works because the solution got in my gloves and crystallized, but on my test panel it would just slide right off, do you have any tips on what I could be doing wrong?

[@hankharper1229]

This is exactly what happens when I try too. Just like he does it in the video and it just beads up and flows off

[@FerNuts13]

Possibly too much wetting agent? Or not enough. 🤔

[@bjsteg79]

I wonder if it's possible to control the crystalline development? Using some of the urea crushed into powder and placed strategically for nucleation points might do it. And we're talking like individual granules.

[@Jaydad4701]

I’m an absolute huge fan of the channel and you but we used this technique 26 years ago with House of color products.

[@motooilermotooiler9597]

Does he say he invented the method? Chill out.

[@lsfforlife1156]

Do u spray the solution on wet paint or wait till dry

[@sgtcarnage2772]

I appreciate you taking the time to explain this. As an artist I’m always on the lookout for new techniques. I’ve already seen it but could it be possible to just use DEF fluid instead?

[@b-radfrommalibu]

I was wondering the same thing. I think it would be worth a try on a small scale like on a plastic tote or something just to try it.

[@dianecliff2776]

Amazing affect created from such a simple process, professor Martin indeed 💜😁

[@nikpetrov6260]

Amazing work! What should I do for bigger crystals?

[@fatrammus1805]

I have the same question !! I do everything you Said but the crystals was very smalls 😔

[@FerNuts13]

I've read that for bigger crystal patterns the liquid needs to dry slower. Perhaps yours is drying too fast?

[@firstmkb]

Brilliant, and I loved your diagram! Now I need to find a place to use this.

[@electriczap6082]

I just made a paint studio so I can re touch my 2003 540i BMW, I am serousily conserding doing this method for my car, it looks increiable! I might do more of a light blue under coat tho, just to match the original paint it came with.

[@dredfxcustompaint]

Nice one I used the crystal fx stuff years ago when it first came out I think I still have a bottle knocking around Somewhere 👍love your work fellow custom painter great channel all the Dred fx custom paint

[@hardcorefishermanofhull7438]

As usual another great video that was amazing I really enjoyed watching that so easy I might give that a go cheers mate

[@ETOE]

Great to hear.

[@regenbogenpupsendes1horn130]

Ein absoluter geiler und gleichzeitig einfacher Effekt!!! Das werde ich mal ausprobieren (die Spraydosen-Variante)

[@Synthetic-Chicken]

This is sick, really want to take the panels off my car and do this, would be much better then wraps and hydrodips.

[@ClaudeVanKot]

Ochsengalle und Pipi?! Abgefahren! Vielen Dank für deine tollen Videos. Ohne viel Gelaber kommst du direkt zum Punkt. Davon sollten sich andere KZbinr eine fette Scheibe abschneiden! Weiter so und viel Erfolg!

[@ArthurBolbos]

Hi Do you need another layer of clear coat over it, or it depends on the paint you use? I would like to try it on a car!? :)

[@sabrinaborovina2447]

Dude your energy! Great info and chalk board rocks!

[@DarkStar-wu9nq]

This so Superb My old car needs a respray Do you think I could do my whole car like this ? You made this look easy and gave me confidence to test and see if I can do the car

[@ETOE]

I don't think you are able to do it. It needs a lot of experience to do large panels evenly in this style.

[@DarkStar-wu9nq]

@@ETOE I will practice and then give it a go If it can be done ….. I will be able to do it If not it will be candy cherry red all over Never be afraid to try

[@anthony_trillanes]

@@DarkStar-wu9nqany update on this ?

[@oscarperez4065]

Hi! Thanks for the videos! They are beneficial. Can you tell us what are the keys to get bigger cristal? I've been trying different quantities of urea and getting only small crystals.

[@ETOE]

A pump. Don't you know pump it up, you got to pump it up. Don't you know pump it up, you got to pump it up!

[@outlawedmotors]

These videos are amazing. Thank you. If I'm going for a white on white effect, how would I go about doing that? White base with an off white overtop, then clear coat? I'm trying to match a set of custom white wheels I'm ordering. Thanks!

[@ETOE]

White base with another white on top.

[@mountainlife2585]

very thankful for this video . i am trying to do a crystal effect on my giant propel . cant wait for your next crystal effect video !

[@ETOE]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dimitrifayolle896]

Fun fact: urea, which is an organic compound and not a mineral, was the first natural organic compound to be synthesized from minerals only, debunking the vitalistic idea that there were fundamental differences between organic and non-organic matter

[@ETOE]

True.

[@karldownard7745]

Very informative. I will be trying this for sure. What is the music please 🙏

[@Genedelic]

Hi great stuff and channel. Can this be applied to any surface, such as plastic trim on cars.

[@ETOE]

Yes, absolutely

[@brainorlspilner]

Danke!! endlich mal eienr der das vernünftig zeit .. jetzt trau ich mich auch an mein Oldtimer ran mit dem Kristall dingsbums :D

[@16addam]

Brilliant and clearly explained video!!!! Quick question, what temperature are you running your spray area at? Curious as mine took forever to dry!!!!! Lovely English October weather! Thanks.

[@ETOE]

in summer plus 30 degree celcius in winter minus 10 degree celsius.

[@linda48223]

Im loving your videos! The urea on amazon is no longer available. There are several brands, all with different measurement numbers. Does it matter which urea we use? Do the numbers affect your recipe?

[@christiancabrera7093]

Wonderful to see you back Martin, it has been a long summer without your videos 🎉❤

[@amicableenmity9820]

Love the sense of humor

[@ironmanbrothers]

Heads up, the link you posted for the wetting agent is not ox bile, it’s liquid latex liquid mask. I just tried mixing my own crystal effects and it does not work at all…. Haha it was an epic fail in my workshop, but luckily it was just a test piece

[@ygayovy]

I think I got the same result, been scratching my head for days until saw this comment.

[@ygayovy]

Nvm I got actual wetting agent I think but it didn't work at all for some reason :(

[@user-xf1yz9kg5c]

@@ygayovy did you figure it out? The urea wont mix with the water for me

[@nowyourefinished6481]

@@user-xf1yz9kg5c me either. No matter how much I stirred. The combo of liquids and urea did get might cold though. Maybe my ml to grams conversion was wrong?

[@user-xf1yz9kg5c]

@@nowyourefinished6481 i found a fix. Use hot water in a pan or bowl to heat the mixture within a container. Also use dish soap instead. What i did was i made the liquid saturated, filtered the extra ereum and added a little extra destilled water to the mixture. Make sure not to use it in a cold environment since the saturation is also based on the temperature. What i experienced is that it didn’t crystallize at too cold conditions. It just became one big mess. 20 degrees c with a window open gave me great results. Let me know if you need help

[@codemiesterbeats]

Interesting I've seen diesel exhaust fluid spilled several times and it certainly dries in a crystalline structure... I almost wonder if you could just use def 😛

[@mickchaganis6607]

Brilliant.....I'm going to experiment with this now I know it's so easy to do...PS, you are nuts 😉

[@РоманНенастьев-ш2н]

Получилось?

[@1stTimeVenture]

high ammounts of UREAH is also found in DEF, or DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID for those regen systems.

[@ryancooling4473]

Great video. Does this method leave a texture?

[@ETOE]

No

[@BrianGrandt]

Is it a special kind of orea… Can you use the kind you use when it’s showing 😊

[@italycanada]

Nice videocclear explanation. Any advaci how to make a bigger crystalla ? A bit more urea or a bit less?? Thank you so much

[@ETOE]

More crystal solution on the product you like to paint

[@italycanada]

Thank you so much. I will give a try today . Very appreciate thanks a lots

[@RonGotSole]

Can the crystal fx solution give you the same effect over water based acrylic paints? Like art paints

[@aqeel77za]

OMG that green helmet looks wicked. Love 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 it

[@DeRail479]

Hello sir, great video! Question for you? How long do you let the urea mixture dry on the helmet and how long do you let the black paint set up before wash. Thanks in advance

[@ETOE]

20 minutes and 10 minutes.

[@paulp3992]

I really hope i get this down one day! This method doesn't work for me, but if i add some dish soap it does. Maybe it's a bad wettner agent batch. Im 4 tries in, it hasn't been easy. I'm not getting deep crystals. Temperature really, really, really matters and it gets lost in the juxtaposition topics of the school portion. Sanding the helmet before adding the solution really, really, really matters.

[@Bruno-pl6hc]

Temperature cold or hot the best ?

[@Shawon_kali]

maan .... you won my respect

[@alejandrovizcainogandia6595]

Hi Martin; I like very much your videos , they teach me a lot of things about customization. about cristal fx, I saw hundreds of videos and meany people use also soap in the mix, and use hot water too. have they something to see in the final fx result? thanks

[@glossworx7654]

Supernice! Haste wieder schön gemacht! Ich freu' mich auf nächste Woche. 🤪

[@Oddman1980]

This would look really nice on my tank and fenders...

[@serviceproper]

Thank for video. So if I’m understanding, I will paint a base color, then clear it with 2 coats of 2k clear, sand it with 800 then put crystal liquid on it, then paint light black then sand with grey scotch pad? Then I’m assuming paint candy over then clear it ?

[@BigPackets]

Great video and explanation !

[@lelle767]

My first thought was, desilled water and urea is it AD-blue you are talking about?

[@Grilla-sp8ks]

Thank you for the explanation. I'm a little confused about the use of the wetting agent. According to the product links in your description, the agent is used for water based paints. However, I thought the Rust-Oleum paints you recommend in your description were epoxy/enamel based paints. Are they not? Or, is the repelling nature of the of the two part of what creates the effect?

[@ETOE]

You don't mix the wetting agent in the rustoleum color. You mix it in the distilled water which should be water-based.

[@b-radfrommalibu]

You could also use jet dry I am sure. It is also a surfactant and does the same thing. I have never heard of the product he mentioned but I know we have jet dry on the dishwasher soap aisle in the US

[@McF1983]

damn man, this is crazy, You can write with both hands :) nice

[@ETOE]

Yes I can.

[@K-Man-k5n]

1 QUESTION. Do i need a pond for this project.

[@1stTimeVenture]

I wonder if you can use Borax in water to get a different crystal effect.

[@ronstone3514]

Very cool , thanks for the info. Do u use an .80 tip on your Iwata guns ?

[@ETOE]

I use all nozzles available.

[@Mama-fl5ey]

is this urea a firtilizer..? plese answer me..

[@Loco_Robo]

Now, I don’t know the ratios, and maybe I’m an idiot, but distilled water and urea; Isn’t that just DEF for diesel engines?

[@joeprinsen1717]

lol no

[@Loco_Robo]

@@joeprinsen1717 my bad, it’s actually 67.5 percent de-ionized water and 32.5 percent high grade urea.

[@DB.scale.models]

Yes it is

[@gladememmott3001]

What's that?

[@gladememmott3001]

​@@DB.scale.models what's that?

[@Bruno-pl6hc]

Hello and thank you for your video.the water must be hot to dissolve the urea? I mixed the three elements but nothing works 😕.no crystal effect at all on my frame

[@BiggMoInc73]

Has too be hot outside from what I've experienced , cold weather or rainy weather and the effect doesn't seem to happen for me, but over 80 and sunny it crystallizes pretty quickly

[@kr2513]

I appreciate the science behind this. Much appreciated. A friend showed me he had a kit to do this from the 90s and it was expensive.$$$$$ From house of kolor.

[@r5r-rule5racing89]

One question. Is there a shelf life on the crystal formula after it is mixed?

[@ETOE]

No

[@r5r-rule5racing89]

Thanks, but the amazon link does not bring up the bag of crystals you have in the video. And they are out of stock. The suggested replacement is nit good.

[@koroushlevi]

Wonder if you could use DEF fluid as it's pretty much the same and when drys creates crystals

[@charleshill6364]

should you put finish clear at the end? I might try red and yellow

[@ETOE]

If you want to keep it longer then yes.

[@ralphlong2791]

What did you use for the gold in the intro of this video?

[@robkurc2661]

Will this work with water based acrylics? Or only solvent paints?

[@ETOE]

It does but you need more experience in doing it.

[@eight-dg3oz]

When you mix it do you have to boil the water in One video i see you have to boil it do you have to

[@aarifmungalee4453]

How are you etoe? How long does a mixture last for?

[@smilehameren]

wahou, excatly what i want to do.. but on glasses. Is it work on tempered glasse ? like table.

[@gladememmott3001]

This dudes awesome 🎉🎉😂😂😂

[@Satanro666]

Hello, in my country the most common urea i find is a fertilizer type with minimum 46% N content... is that good, or it has to be the 99.5 percent purity one?

[@daschu5432]

Hi. Total geil. Abo ist raus, nur bitte einmal in DEUTSCH. Ick bin 41, Englisch is ne weile her und das sieht total spannend aus. Ick möcht dit mal selber ausprobieren, bitte. Bin zwar Techniker und Handwerker, schraube aber in meiner Freizeit mega gern an meinem Mifa Bike rum und ne neue Lackierung wäre cool. Andere Frage: funktioniert das auch auf blacken Rahmen und wenn ja, danach einfach Klarlack drüber oder was macht Ihr dann? Danke Danke

[@garyhinchley7977]

Hello, I love you videos, please can you help me with a question I have regarding the crystal effect. I would like to use this technique on a clear lexan polycarbonate Remote control car shell . However when painting these shells the paint is applied in the inside of the shell and once painting is completed a protective outer film is removed from the shell revealing the paint , this effectively is the clear coat so I wouldn’t have to do this part of your process. Please can you give me any advice on how you would attempt the crystal effect on this please. Thank you, Gary

[@ETOE]

Crystal FX solution first, black spray paint second. Remove the crystals, spray silver. Done.

[@garyhinchley7977]

@@ETOE thank you , I am grateful

[@sperstarz]

that turned out very nice

[@JasonPrior-xt6yn]

Does the urea completely dissolve

[@ETOE]

It does.

[@lenpolidori3568]

Did you heat the water to dissolve the urea powder?

[@user-xf1yz9kg5c]

The liquid goes very cold for me

[@moses4031]

What determines the size of the crystals?

[@РоманНенастьев-ш2н]

У меня не получаются длинные кристаллы.

[@РоманНенастьев-ш2н]

У меня тоже кристаллы получаются короткие. При уменьшении концетрации мочевины крилсталы становятся длиннее. Так же большое влияние на форму кристаллов оказывает окружающия среда. Необходима влажность и температура. И возможно ультофиолет (еще не пробовал). С кристалломи мучаюсь давно . Уже заканчивается второй килограмм мочевины, а пробники для опытов у меня по 25 граммов. Еще важно как вы наносите раствор на деталь. Мартин не хочет выдавать все секреты, его право, поэтому приходиться мучаться. Всем удачи.

[@maksgrebenc5372]

If i use soap I should still do a 2% mixture?

[@MrRS-po1sq]

It is possible to make crystal effect paint in colors for camouflage?? For a stock o an bow? Thanks.

[@ДанйэлАсгарзадэ]

Whats means of ox pile idont undrestand?

[@martincakov7061]

Martin, why you are writing using right hand? Great lesson! Thank you!

[@ETOE]

Cause I'm born in the GDR where it was illegal to write left handed.

[@simon7889]

@@ETOE Really? I thought it was only true here in Colombia ....

[@rw6753]

My guess is that he learned to write before 1990 when East and West reunited but Martin would need to confirm as I didn’t grow up in Germany.

[@joeljohnson3676]

You can do that with saran wrap! A base with another color! Place the saran wrap over the top coat. Slowly peel back the saran wrap! Same thing!

[@jordanbest3926]

No it absolutely is not. That’s a marbling effect not jagged angles/crystals.

[@SüleymanG-k8x]

What is the name of the product inside the bottle?

[@SebasCroYT]

Can I do it on a car?

[@ETOE]

Sure

[@lemmy3264]

Bonsoir, tuto tfes instru tif et tres bien expliqué. J aurai aimer connaître, où se procurer de l urée en granules? Cordialement

[@jimunsigned]

Does anyone know if you can use de-ionised water instead of dislilled in this process ? Thanks.

[@jimunsigned]

Strike that, I found that making distilled water is easy and free.

[@mr.preston743]

Thanks for the post; although, If had a screen shot of your ratio 1000/L for use at a later date, I going to have to inform you that it looks like a 7 not a 1.

[@esaputtonen1148]

Water temperature?

[@Sir_JERSON]

Alternative product for oxgall in the Philippines?

[@galagoo]

can the base be car paint, e.g. silver metallic? need to matte it? :) Thx a lot

[@ETOE]

Yes it can.

[@candrawardoyo5302]

if chemist teach like this in school it will make the student enthusiast

[@bvanmeir]

I followed the instructions exactly to the video and I’m still getting drops of water, do I add more wetting agent?

[@ETOE]

Just use an umbrella if you have drops of water on jour paint job. And my personal recommendation not so much wet talking while painting.

[@89GTFoxDude]

How did you get the crystal solution to stick to the silver paint? Mine just keeps beading on the surface even sanding the paint with 800 grit and using that wetting agent you suggested. I even used dishwashing liquid.

[@anthony_trillanes]

Same issue any solution? I tried dish soap and it works but not getting good crystals

[@89GTFoxDude]

@@anthony_trillanes The problem I had with dish soap is trying to get rid of the bubbles. You don't want those drying up on the surface of the part. I've had some luck with the crystals but often they didn't form how I like and they only formed were the solution stayed on the part. I think it also depends on the size of the part you are using. I think it works best on large parts with not alot of angles. But for now, I gave up on the project. I think the problem may be the silver paint. It does not let water stick to it. I watched the video again and he briefly mentioned he clearcoated it and wetsanded after. I will try that. Maybe the solution sticks to the sanded clearcoat better.

[@Repair-rookie]

Once again another awesome video

[@Mr229357]

Nice work 😊👍🏻👍🏻