Homemade Glass Mousepads

Good morning Crossfire users, since a lot of people are wondering how to make your own glass mousepad, either for playing with or just for testing purposes before buying a real Icemat glass mousepad, I thought about making a short tutorial, it's easier than you think and it won't take that long.

This is not a fight between Homemade and Icemat mousepads, it just shows you an alternative way of testing a glass mousepad without having to spend 37, 50 € before knowing if you actually like what you are going to buy.


» What do I need?

(1x) Toughened Satined Glass (6, 00 € @ 30x25) - Picture
(4x) Silicon Feet (0, 20 €)
(1x) Spray Paint (2, 00 €)
(1x) Black paper (0, 35 €)

TOTAL: 8, 55 € (Icemat: 37, 50 €)


» The Glass and the Paint

Prepare the floor with some newspapers and put the glass on them, you will notice what side you have to paint because it's the one that feels exactly like a normal window glass when you touch it, besides the mouse wont slide properly on it, so paint that one (Dark colors work better than light ones, black, dark blue, etc).



» Silicon Feet

Not much to say about it, you can buy them in packs of 10, just put them at the bottom (The side you just have painted) so it will grip better to the table otherwise you won't be able to keep the mousepad in the table while moving the mouse.



» Black Paper (Optional)

This is not needed unless you don't trust Chinese stores and you have bought your paint there like me, almost every spray paint will grip 100% in that kind of glass surface, but still, I preferred to add the paper to be more safe, it's just a plastic black paper that has glue on one of its sides, if you put it on your mousepad, be sure to do it before adding the silicon feet.



» The Result

We have our glass mousepad already, it looks great and you can hurry to tell your mum what you have done, but maybe that’s not what you are looking for, so I recommend you to read the FAQ to be sure all your questions are answered before enjoying your new world domination weapon.



» FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

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- What size should the glass be?

The real Icemat is 30x25, and my old mousepad was also close to 30x25 so besides I don't have space enough for a bigger one, 30x25 was enough for me, but that's something up to you and your sensitivity, so just ask for the measure you feel comfortable with.

- I don't think cutting my veins while playing is something i will enjoy, what to do?

Indeed, it’s as simple as telling them to make the borders less sharp in the store, so you won’t have to clean the blood each time after playing.

- There are a lot of people telling me it makes a lot of noise, is it that annoying?

Could be, depends on you but I don’t hear anything while playing because of the headset, try to keep it clean so it will make less noise or just burn it up If you don’t like it at all.

- How to clean it, like a normal glass or should I do anything special?

Clean it however you want, you can use water or windows cleaner, I just use a dry towel or water when it's needed.

- Will it turn me into a terminator or at least make me play better?

No, you could maybe like the feeling of it, the point of making it, is trying a new kind of material to play with and maybe that's what you are looking for, so playing better with it is up to you.

I would like to thank urtier and mike for giving me information and helping me out when i made mine.

Feel free to give feedback, I know a lot of people using it, if you are one of those doing it and you think you would add something to this tutorial, tell me so we can make it better, I hope you enjoy it.