Painting My Windows With MILK?? - DIY Frosted Windows.
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- Painting my windows with Buttermilk to create a DIY frosted effect for super cheap!
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I've never been so skeptical of anything in my entire life...I was wrong lol, thank you.
sorry to disillusion you but it worked to begin with... but now my window has become mouldy and smells like cheese!!
@@minnawight3294 maybe add some anti mold stuff in it? like tea tre oil or something.
It had to check if it wasn't April's 1st.
i'm still skeptical 🤔
@@Oscar4u69 haha so am I.
It must be april fools day... otherwise it will become disgustingly yellowish and rancid when drying and oxydazing...
No way, has to be April fools joke😁
The day before lol
I was like "There's no way this works!" and then 5 minutes later I was like "This is genius!" :)
I know right?
Well, it works in the winter but summer may beg to differ.
@@mohamedmagdy-dz1pm Why's that?
Just thought I'd post the results of our experiment with this. We moved into a new house during lockdown and wanted to frost some windows for privacy. It worked really well for a few months, no smell, all good, Then we had some mould growing on the frames around the windows so had to wash it all off. So good for a few months but not a long term solution.
How did you wash it off?
@@sophiacloud9905 Just hot soapy water
One way to avoid that would be to seal it somehow. A lacquer would most likely work. It's worth looking into.
You have to seal it off from the mold otherwise you're just giving the mold an easy to access food source.
Yes, I guess it makes sense that some mould would appears. Thanks for this comment!!!
dish soap can give a frosted look and cleans easy as well. sugar water and plastic from bags covers well too. the plastic can be layered,cut and peeled to look like stained glass
Also really cool!
We need a follow up video in about a year about the smell !!!
For me it's the mould. I'm curious about that
I will now and forever be walking around looking for someone who wants to frost windows in a dry room to recommend this to. Very cool hack!!
I really have to say that i love your videos and you’re such a likeable person. You’re making unbelievably great videos and i always look forward to seeing something new pop up. I hope you’re doing fine and thanks for the great content.
This is absolutely brilliant. If I ever put windows in my shop, I will try this! I am amazed. Wishing you good health in these crazy times.
BOLD of you to do all of the windows at once as a test 🤣
It may not be April Fools day in Norway yet, but it is here in Australia...
Thanks Alexandre, that was a very interesting experiment! The smell was also my worry while watching this, but the drying out part does make sense. And the fact that the smell was my only concern with painting windows with milk made me slightly worry about myself as well.
This is a wonderful demonstration! Your idea rocks. I was looking to use something nontoxic for my bedroom window. I would like to say thanks and I will try it. Thanks a million!
Thanks mate. I have a shed with windows facing my rear neighbours and was looking to buy that frosted vinyl you mentioned. My wife is gonna love that the cost is now only 3 bucks as opposed to much more!
This is a really cool technique. You can add pigments like umber and ochre to make fake wood. To seal your creation you can use half lacquer (linseed oil and terpentine).
Cool idea!! I might do this with the kitchen windows or maybe just to draw snowflakes or so. Although I was not surprised by the outcome, as I used to "glue" my wine labels to glass bottles with just common half fat milk. When the bottles are washed in water, the labels come off easily leaving clean bottles for the next batch.
If this is fake, it's the most well done April fools joke I've seen in a long time
Awesome!!! Easy, temporary and simply brilliant!
I will be doing this to the windows in my garage/workshop! Thanks and stay safe.
Love that idea. Gonna use it on my windows too!!!
Great trick! I for some reason always used reflective ("one-way") film on my windows - but it becomes useless when its dark outside and light inside. This makes much more sense - to still let the light in, but not curios eyes. Thanks! :)
Love it !!! who would have thought. Thank You. I am glad I found your channel.
You are my new favorite maker/youtuber. Please keep doing such a great and inspiring work!
I did this this morning!!! It works great!!!
You deserve way more views/attention. I love your content/editing and you are very fun to watch. Hope all the best for you. Keep up the excellent work! Greetings from Germany.
I watched this about a year ago.. & now I'm back for a refresh! I'm about to do this on my sliding glass doors in my kitchen (4the winter months... well that's my thoughts 4now anyway😉) Thanks so much for sharing this 😁
Thats super awesome! Thanks!! We used "clear" contact paper and it works great but a huge pain to apply and remove
It's like my grandad used to say. "If it's stupid but it works, then it isn't stupid."
Omg I LOVE it. Thank you!!
I was 100% sure that stuff would stink after a couple of days... Well.. the more you know. Cool super frugal DIY tip Alex 😄
Awesome 👍❤️💯 i really like ideas of using things in non-conventional ways and also ideas and gadgets to work smarter not harder and be cost-effective simultaneously and this video that you put out?🤔. It hits all the right cords! Thank you!!👍👏👏👏 I love it!!💯❤️
Did this as a kid but mixing with tempera puck colors! Works really nice.
Ty for doing different kinds too! ❤️❤️❤️
Outta this world🌎!!!!! Peace and Love✌💝 from sunny🌅 Greece⛵💦
What a nice frosting technic woooow i'm so surprised ! I really like your work keep it up !
Maybe just need a layer of varnish I case of very humid place, but impressive result
Thank you for posting something. I'm going mad here in quarantine!
Thanks for watching! Hang in there :)
@@achappel Will do! You too, hope you are well!
hey, i hope this worked out for you and you're doing well.
Congrats on your channel dude, lots of new subscribers recently. Keep it up!
Thank you for the extra tip at the end.... I was attempting to find something to touch up my bathroom.
Great idea. I'll put that one on the 'tips and tricks to remember pile' Cheers, keep up the good work!
Tried it and found it was difficult to apply consistency around the edges, however, overall it worked pretty well. Thank you for sharing - I would have never guessed this was an option :-)
amazing result :)
thank you for the tip, maybe you could try putting some sprayed varnish on it to see if it resist better to moisture...
That is crazy. :) I thought you would make DIY milk paint, the proper one I mean. The fact that this comes off really easy is a big plus I think.
Great video and good information 👌🏾
They have a spray paint clear coat that you can get specifically for frosting glass. It works beautifully, and I got a can of it from Amazon for something like $6. I also have this static-stick flexible plastic window treatment that you can stick to your windows, and it makes it look like stained glass. Makes the light coming in something really beautiful. It was, however, $25~ at the local hardware store for enough to cover 140cm x 80cm or so. I frosted most of my windows and put the "stained glass" look in the center one, and MAAN, it's incredible. The light coming through is smooth and airy, and because the sun sets on that side of the house, in the evenings, I have this beautiful array of colors (green, blue, yellow, orange and red) filling my shop.
I love it!
Legit thought this was an April Fools Day joke around first.
Great idea!
Ayyy a new vid let’s gooo!!!
Great!!!!!! Cheers from Italy
Hi, im a new subscriber and I just wanna let you know I enjoy your channel very much. You are such a positive and creative Person, keep it up and have fun. Greets from Germany
Totally cool 😎 thanks so much👍
Great video buddy. Hope all is well in these times
Welcome to crazy kitchen science day. Neat trick.
I also use a 0.7mm pencil but I use a BIC SideCliques and will never go back to the old school one like you use.
looks great. my only concern is germs that can grow on milk layer
And..... the verdict is in: they do. It was great for about a month but now my window is starting to grow mould.........
@@popovic5463 it's probably not the type of buttermilk but rather the environmental conditions. The room I used it in was small and perhaps the ventilation was not as good as possible. There may have been more moisture in the air than in your workshop. I am certainly not making this up - my windows did grow mould. But I'm sure it can work in the right conditions.
Cold outside, warm inside with any significant humidity and condensation will form on the windows...even more possible if they are single pane and not double pane insulating glass...😏
Could you pasteurize it beforehand and kill the bacteria beforehand? Or can the dried film also take on a colony?
@@popovic5463 well you see there's something called different environments. It will absolutely mold in places where it's hot and humid and if the layer is thick enough no doubt.
I honestly thought this was an April Fools joke but you actually pulled it off! Well done.
I use parchment paper from the kitchen for a similar effect
@@montoyanancy Uuuh are you raking about putting used ones on there?
you could add a little corn starch to thicken it-- if you are starving you can lick the windows
I just limewashed a few walls and will try to use limewash on my front windows. They used to put it on windows when they renovated a shop (so people couldn't look inside). I guess a very light solution might work...
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This is so awesome! I have a poor sense of smell, but I can turn a fan on etc. I'm glad its easily done and removed as well as I live next to a highway and in an apartment and commerical sprays are too strong for me
I'll have to keep an eye on it, as my plants are directly below it, but I can clean the frames real good below too, might try a few other things as well if that doesn't work, lots of cool options I'd love to try from the comments, some might be better for the bedroom, but it might be OK if I do it a lot higher up and some of the others a bit lower near the plants, that would probably work great actually! Darker tint would be nice in the summer as we get so much sunlight here in Alaska, and I'm not way up north where it's really bad haha!
Would be good to keep sunlight out also and keep warmth out,thanks for this
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It's actually not that crazy of an idea, there is such a thing called milk paint, which is a pretty durable paint used for woodworking. The casein in the milk acts like a binder.
You use borax or pit lime with curd cheese, and it's still bioactive though only slowly degrading.
Milk paint has no milk in it
@@DragonGateDesign I know it’s been a long time since you wrote your comment though proper milk paint most definitely has milk in it it’s the main ingredient I actually make it myself 👍🏼
Milk paint is not made with actual Milk
@@colleta2400 you're entitled to your own opinion, even if it's wrong. Here's a snippet from "Plain and pleasant talk about fruits, flowers and farming" Beecher, Henry Ward from 1859, on the topic of milk paint:
"^A paint has been used on the Continent with success, made from milk and lime, that dries quicker than oil paint, and has no smell. It is made in the following manner : Take fresh curds and bruise the lumps on a grinding-stone, or in an earthen pan, or mortar, with a spatula or strong spoon. Then put them into a pot with an equal quantity of lime, well slacked with water, to make it just thick enough to be kneaded. Stir this mixture without adding more water, and a white-colored fluid will soon be obtained, which will serve as a paint."
There are other recipes which use skim milk, for instance, but the common denominator in all of the recipes is that they all contain a milk product, used for its milk protein content.
If you find milk paint which doesn't have milk in it, it simply is not milk paint.
Fantastisk!
Seems like this would be especially good for anyone in a rented space. Use this to frost any windows you like. Then when it's time to move out, a quick wipe with window cleaner and they're back to normal.
This was kinda cool
love it
would you recommend giving it a clear lacquer spray coat once the milk dries, that way it stays there forever?
Super crazy + super cheap = Gotta try
thanks for the video, going to do this instead of curtains
You can also use the frosty spray from Biltema :-)
haha this is super cool, and perfect for me because it's easy for me to resist the urge to ever clean my windows.
I new you can use soap, I didn't know this technique. Interesting.
This is cool, I would never have thought of it. I just saw a video of someone using Elmers Glue, I think that would be more durable. Not doing it in a bathroom anyway but still.
the green hazzy mold after a few months is just a bonus!
just add an anti-fungal.
Shop nation sent me, good job man!
Elmers Glue works even better. Especially when applied with a foam roller
I tried 10% "half & half" cream. It was less effective once dry. I MAY try the buttermilk next.
Can you give it a light coat of hairspray to increase durability? I'm pretty sure it would come off with an application of iso-alc or nail-polish remover if needed.
I want to frost the inside of big glass balls (fish floats) for my tiki bar. I think I might try swishing milk inside and letting it pour out of the drilled hole. Thanks for the video for inspiration.
Was searching up how to make frosted film (actually vinyl) then your awesome video popped up. Thanks so much! Now to find buttermilk😩😄 but i doubt that will be much of a problem compared to vinyl.
Quick question is this prone to moulding?
OMG Why didn't this video come out earlier! I just tinted my windows but I would've preferred to do this...
I know you can make buttermilk with milk & vinegar....Wonder if that would work too? Might have to give it try! Great Video!
My place is similar to yours as semi basement but with bigger n more windows, let me try it tomorrow,
Genius
Looks great and costs nothing 👍🏻
I wonder if this would be a good idea for frosted aquarium backgrounds?
Haha yeah, because why not do it?! xD.. This is actually a super helpful tip mate, haha so enjoyable. Hold my coffee, need to go get some milk!
I just tested a part of my window with frost rustoleum spray and the fumes are so strong. I love this idea but it's cold here and condensation will definitely cause the milk to drip. I'll definitely keep this tip for warmer weather and keep searching for a chemical free option. We have huge windows and need privacy but don't want to lose our beautiful view either😏 Thanks
You reckon it's colder than Norway in winter? You know, since this video was filmed in Norway in winter.
In Germany, we call don't call it "Frosted Glass" but Milk-Glass. Makes sense to me now :D
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Wow hard to believe, try spraying it with Clear to cover coat it
You do not need the high % fat, just leave it out in the tray for a few hours and some of the water will evaporate and you will get same results.
smells wonderful im sure 😂
I actually was wondering why you didn`t choose vinyl at the beginning considering the costs it's pretty clear.
If you want it in a bathroom on here is a tip:
Don't apply the vinyl dry on windows.
To apply it to windows I do it with a mix of water and a tiny bit detergent in a spray bottle.
Spray it on the cleaned window and on the sticky part of the vinyl and you can lay it on the window completely. If there are any folds you can lift it, respray and repeat until it lays perfect. The only thing you have to do then push out the water to the sides. To cut overhang wait till it's completely dry otherwise the vinyl could still move.
I hope someone finds this useful. :)
found this useful thanks
Bubble wrap and soapy water does give some privacy as well
Curious if you could brush on a clear coat after the milk dried. My thought is on an exterior window, as they age, you could get condensation inside on a really cold day outside.
Hmm, it would be a bit more permanent, but it wight work yes! :)
It would need to be an oil based clear since a water based one might take off the milk. On the other hand you may want to try mixing in a little buttermilk into a water based clear and see if that works?
@@achappel The most permanent solution: Take your dremel and a diamond bit and be creative, tattoo your bathroom window! People will stop and stare! Fun! And it will not peel off like any clear coat.
Nice! But what would happen if the window fogs up on the inside / condensation from cold outside and warmth inside?