imagine doing this to the Yuki aim one

Clear pad looks amazing and much better without the cloud. Btw, I saw a reddit post that did something similar and in the comments he said he used multiple blades, you also used multiple or only one?

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, yeah the damn cloud was the #1 reason I decided to strip the paint =D Plus I can use window vinyl stickers on the back and change custom designs whenever I get bored... If you use a good paint stripper you'll only need one blade (I used another smaller one for the clean up work after). If I recall correctly, the reddit guide used Acetone, which really isn't strong enough to strip the paint... I'd recommend a heavy commercial duty paint stripper and the paint just basically peels off like you saw in the video.

@Kaes2

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoodEnoughTechReviews Nice, I'll buy a good quality razor and paint stripper, Thanks.

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kaes2 Something like the link below would be ideal and not mad-expensive either: www.amazon.co.uk/Scraper-Blades-Purpose-Adhesive-Sticker/dp/B0914SZB2C/ref=sr_1_7?_encoding=UTF8&c=ts&keywords=Scrapers&qid=1636392867&s=diy&sr=1-7&ts_id=1939017031

This is really nice looking. I'd imagine I could add my own design/picture to the back of this right?

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

Жыл бұрын

Yes, as long as it's not reflective and is on the rear side of the glass you could use whatever

@AyeSour

Жыл бұрын

@@GoodEnoughTechReviews Awesome. What would be the best thing to apply to it, like vinyl?

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it'd need to be pressed up against the glass as it's slightly frosted.

Looks awesome

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's quite a unique pad to have on the desk for sure!

Instead of the Autoglym polish, use Ceramic Sealant, use it on the feet and pad.

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea, hadn't tried that!

Nice one man!

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and thanks for the comment! =D

Just did this and it does indeed look way nicer than the old green-ish white. I got a few questions for you. Did you put the feet back on? Without it, mine just move around way too much. Also, is there anyway to make the glass become clearer? I use the same Autoglym you used but it’s still a bit too cloudy to my liking.

@DrLIRAAAAAAA

11 ай бұрын

I have not done this, but from my experience with other projects, if you apply the polish compound and buff multiple times, it will become clearer as the liquid fills the microtexture in the glass. You must be careful not to overdo it though, otherwise your mouse will not track the surface.

@derkg5885

5 ай бұрын

@@DrLIRAAAAAAA How or with what can it be polished and with what liquid?

@DrLIRAAAAAAA

5 ай бұрын

@@derkg5885 Any compound made to polish glass will do.

@derkg5885

5 ай бұрын

I'm going to use ceramic sealant instead, it's more durable and more slippery. @@DrLIRAAAAAAA

Was your mouse still able to track properly without the top layer?

A word for the wise, use strong paint thinner, mineral spirit paint thinner is equivalent to pouring water on your pad.

@Ffoo_ffighter

2 ай бұрын

What about industrial strength vinegar?

Which glass is the one that is approaching and what processes to do if you do it with a glass that is not like yours, which is from a brand?

How did you get it track the sensor? My mouses senser PMW3360 optical sensor doesn’t work?? I have a black mousepad underneath the glass maybe that caused the issue ?

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

Жыл бұрын

Yeah on the skypad tracking isn't the paint but the etched surface that the sensor reads so you shouldn't have any issues

Does this work on the 3.0?

This made me hurt inside alittle

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully in a good way.... 🤣

will it work on skypad 3.0

Cool

Buen trabajo, acabas de quitar todo el teflón especial de deslizamiento que traen las skypad, 100€ por un trozo de cristal 😢

@rivalyralt6759

Жыл бұрын

No es teflon, hay comentarios estupidos y ese. es la textura del cristal templado lo que lo hace funcionar, si agarras un cristal normal te va a funcionar pero en movimientos rapidos va a tener fallos de sensor porque no puede calcular ya que la superficie es perfecta y no puede predecir, calcular y menos leer el terreno por el que se desliza

@derkg5885

5 ай бұрын

@@rivalyralt6759bro cuál es el cristal que más se acerca , sería el cristal esmerilado no ?

@rivalyralt6759

5 ай бұрын

Si. pero si vas a hacer uno "casero" trata de que el esmeril no se coma tantisimo cristal o quede demasiado "imperfecto" con picos muy alto casi textura hoja de lija o se te va a comer los skates en menos de 2 meses@@derkg5885

hi, did you use the inverted side (smoother surface) to make it more faster? thanks for sharing!

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, same side with the acid etched surface, just glass polish to speed it up

This is bad because the sensor will be less responsive

Can the paint remove gone wrong? Like scraching the glaas, can i somehow fck it up? Cuz i like it but i don't want to buy a new one if i somehow fck it up.

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Not if done correctly, but if you're not 100% confident in doing it, I'd suggest not trying it.

Any sensor tracking issues?

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

None, SkyPad are actually selling clear pads now too, tried a 3389, 3335, 3370, Focus+ and HERO, all flawless

@NathanMian

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoodEnoughTechReviews That's pretty cool, thanks!

@DrLIRAAAAAAA

11 ай бұрын

@@GoodEnoughTechReviews I belive they have stoped making the clear ones, unfortunately :-(

Become skypad 4.0 😂

Only you haha. Nice touch though looks better in my opinion.

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate! Clear pad looks so damn clean on a wood desk!

Which side did you buff? The back?

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Nope, scraped and cleaned the paintwork off the back then buffed and polished the top playside to improve the glide speed to my taste.

@MillefioreMist

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoodEnoughTechReviews ohh i thought it was the back, just to make it shiny because the top is already shiny. How about the gameplay? The top was polished so meaning... Skypad surface was literally changed? Like the whole 100$ surface changed into something you like.

Wouldn’t you just go buy some glass?? Hahah 🤦🏽😂

@rivalyralt6759

Жыл бұрын

bc its not just "glass" the closest material would be like the frosted glass.

@toshihironeedels1671

10 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, glass itself won’t be scanned by an optical mouse sensor, meaning you’ll need frosted glass

@Un1234l

6 ай бұрын

​@@toshihironeedels1671 You seriously got me wondering if it's possible to find frosted glass for cheap and just use that

You could have just bought a sheet of glass

any LOD issues?

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

No change to the painted back version - skypad themselves now sell clear versions too

@wowitsaphoenix2698

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoodEnoughTechReviews I tried using 2mm thick tempered glass with paint on the back. kept getting tracking issues with the glorious model o- and razer orochi v2

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@wowitsaphoenix2698 I think it;s the acid etched surface that the sensor is reading rather than the painted back. Will link the company's own launch tweet of a clear variant that came out last month. www.reddit.com/r/MouseReview/comments/qb9v4m/showoff_the_skypad_clear_is_finally_here/

doesn’t this completely ruin the mousepad? I thought the paint was there so the mouse sensor could work.

@numo203

7 ай бұрын

not really, texture is needed for a mouse to work, not how opaque it is. a mouse wouldnt work on a completely smooth surface.

at this point it wouldve been cheaper to just buy a pane of tempered glass with whatever dimmensions you want and 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 do some extra polishing then throw on some cheap rubber feet from 3M, without having to buy paint thinner and do all that scraping lmao. you just wasted a pad with a custom laser engraved surface that costs over $100 after tax and shipping for no actual reason

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

The acid etching on the surface of the skypad is quite difficult to replicate on a plane of glass tbh, at least to get one that is rough enough to give mouse control, but smooth enough to still offer glide. Take your point though, it'd be an option if you could find the right finished glass.

@suno4947

2 жыл бұрын

What does any of that matter when you buff and polish it away like you did in the video? My point is you're basically encouraging people to ruin an extremely expensive pad with this video when there's a much less expensive route that can be taken.

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

Acid etching can't be buffed/polished out, it's a surface treatment on the glass, buffing/polishing is to increase speed and glide to my own taste. I would also say 'ruining' is subjective, personally I prefer the clear look and all the scraping/paint stripping does is remove the paint job applied to the rear of the pad, not the surface the mouse contacts. If you can find a decent clear acid-etched glass surface for less money I'd be interested in buying it for science and comparison so please do link.

@suno4947

2 жыл бұрын

Someone liking my last comment made me just realize that A. YT bugged and never posted my last reply, or B. you deleted it. Acid etching is literally just using acid to eat away at the glass to give it a rougher texture. It's not some magical barrier that goes on the glass. So yes, an acid etched piece of glass can be buffed or polished. Buffing is always going to remove material, and depending on the type of polish and the material being polished, material will either be added to fill gaps, or removed to even out the surface. Either way, it's pointless to do something like this to something as expensive as a skypad. And it's not something someone can just undo, if someone tries this and doesn't like it, they'd have to buy an entirely new skypad. That's going to an especially big issue with the 3.0 being worked on right now since it will have a different surface than the 2.0. There's no guarantee they'll continue production of 2.0's after the 3.0 launches. This video is essentially setting someone up to potentially ruin their skypad and possibly be unable to replace it. As for where you can source custom glass panes, a quick google search will bring up plenty of results, or you can search for something local. Sidenote, I do believe I read on some 3rd party reseller or retailer that the skypad surface is laser etched with a specific pattern, I'm not sure if that's accurate info, and it's not really that important to the argument.

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@suno4947 I haven't ever removed a comment so apologies if it didn't post. Sounds like you're very informed on glass/glass pads so will take your word for it. I don't think anything I did to the surface was irreversible as I've cleaned it with isopropyl several times and reapplied polish when it started to slow. Only thing that's irreversible would be the paint removal, but I would assume if someone wanted to do this then they would know the consequences of removing it. Either way, appreciate the concern and hopefully if someone is apprehensive about making this mod, they can read down and see your commentary in the comments. Thanks for the engagement and feedback though, always useful to find out more and hear other perspectives. Happy new year!

The texture is for the mouse sensor so please don’t do this

@AyeSour

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean the original paint coat it comes with?

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

Жыл бұрын

Mouse sensor works on clear glass, SkyPad sold a clear variant shortly after this video

@WarezCommentary

Жыл бұрын

​@@GoodEnoughTechReviews yeo, w many many problem with tracking model 0

thats slow??

@GoodEnoughTechReviews

2 жыл бұрын

After it's polished it speeds up considerably