CrackleMate™ is a clear additive used in SetCoat®, FauxCreme® Color, or latex paint which allows you to create unlimited custom crackle colors and effects. CrackleMate™ mixtures are designed to work when applied over a layer of Faux Effects® water based Crackle Size™. Size must dry for at least 45 minutes or, more importantly, until tacky. CrackleMate™ is a clear, semi-paste paint additive that transforms SetCoat® and other Faux Effects® products into crackling materials.

CrackleMate™ may also be added to ordinary latex wall paint with varying degrees of success depending upon the particular brand of paint and the amount of CrackleMate™ that is added to it.


CrackleMate™ applied
over SandStone™

Normally, about 30% of CrackleMate™ is added to SetCoat®™, but more can be added to produce larger cracks. In general, do not exceed 60% when adding to any paint material. CrackleMate™ may also be used as a crackle glazing material. In this case, add about 30% to 40% FauxCreme® Color into CrackleMate™, then brush or manipulate these colors into patterns. Cracking will occur as the colors dry. Many decorative and interesting crackle patterns can be obtained by playing with your mixtures and the methods of application over the crackle size. Lizard and snake skin are some examples of what one can obtain when FauxCreme® Color is added to CrackleMate™ and then blotted on over the crackle size. 
CrackleMate™ is a versatile decorating material and was designed by Faux Effects® to allow for great latitude in crackle mixtures and resulting effects. The best approach to learning what you can do with this material is to mix and play.

Covers Approximately 200 - 400 sq ft per gallon

Sold in pints, quarts, half gallons, and gallons.