Evaluating the entire metallic Rub n Buff Colours to search out the very best gold, silver, and copper colours for craft initiatives.
There are few craft issues I really like greater than Rub n Buff… severely, it’s proper up there with the new glue gun on the listing of “Sensible Craft Provides”.
I’ve misplaced depend of what number of occasions I’ve used these things, however let’s simply say any time you want to paint one thing metallic and truly make it appear like actual gold, silver, or copper, Rub n Buff is essentially the most convincing one out of any end you might use.
And since I’m continually forgetting which Rub n Buff colours I like finest and wanted to apply it to some {hardware} in our present rest room renovation, I made a decision to conduct a bit coloration experiment like I did for rating the very best gold spray paints. Possibly it’ll enable you to in future initiatives too.
What’s Rub n Buff?
It’s not technically a paint. Rub n Buff is a combination of carnauba waxes, metallic powders, and pigments. You possibly can actually rub it onto a tough floor, and gently buff away the surplus wax to create a shiny luster.
I’ve used it on lighting fixtures (like this gentle), furnishings {hardware}, lamps, image frames (like this body), planter, Christmas ornaments, door knobs, uncovered screws, so many issues!
Tips on how to Use It
Rub n Buff doesn’t require a primer, nevertheless it does assist to sand any clean surfaces first to offer it “grip”. A bit goes a great distance.
Apply a pea-sized quantity to a comfortable fabric or your finger (I put on latex gloves), and rub the wax onto any metallic, wooden, plastic, ceramic, or glass floor. Wait about 30 seconds earlier than buffing with a comfortable fabric to create a shiny end.
Testing Rub n Buff Colours
When testing out these colours, I made the rookie mistake of not sanding first like I usually do, so it made the “buffing” step subsequent to unattainable and resulted in a chunky, terribly textured, boring end. Oops! I do know higher; I swear I do. Sanding is the key sauce.
I used to be nonetheless capable of see how the colours seemed although, and that was actually my major purpose on this little experiment, so I can refer again to it in future initiatives.
Rub n Buff Gold Colours
- Grecian Gold – This gold is extra bronze and a bit hotter than Gold Leaf. If you’d like your gold to look barely aged and not using a copper undertone, this can be a winner.
- European Gold – The least saturated, cooler-toned of the entire Rub ‘n Buff golds, this shade is extra of a champagne hue and is finest if you need only a barely gold tinted coloration.
- Vintage Gold – This gold has a barely pink-ish/copper hue, however solely barely.
- Gold Leaf – This coloration is near a vibrant brass or a model new yellow gold.
- Autumn Gold – I’d name this vibrant copper as a substitute of gold because it has such a powerful presence of purple undertone. It’s like a vibrant, new copper coloration with none aged patina.
Of the 5 golds, my favorites are European Gold and Vintage Gold, however that’s simply my choice. Each is gorgeous in their very own proper.
Rub n Buff Silver Colours
There aren’t as many silver colours as there are gold ones, and the 2 silver colours are each stunning!
- Silver Leaf – A vibrant silver like that of a model new dime freshly minted.
- Pewter – An aged silver coloration with barely much less luster. I positively desire this one for vintage trying surfaces over the Silver Leaf shade.
Rub n Buff Copper Colours
I in contrast Autumn Gold to Spanish Copper as a result of though technically Autumn Gold is within the “gold household”, I felt it wanted a side-by-side for a copper coloration check.
- Spanish Copper – Virtually like rust, this copper is way nearer to bronze and has an aged patina look.
- Autumn Gold – A vibrant new copper shade with none growing older.
By no means thought I’d be sitting at my workplace desk “making an attempt on” Rub n Buff colours, however doing this little experiment was so useful for me so I can reference the entire colours sooner or later, and I hope it helped you too.
Now that I’ve discovered the “winner” for coloration matching the taps in our rest room (European Gold this time) to make use of on our rest room self-importance and a few uncovered shelving screws, we’re one step nearer to being completed with the toilet renovation!
Ahhhh! Can’t wait to share it!
Do you will have every other “holy grail” craft provides you like? Or extra coloration experiment requests? I’m completely down to check ’em all.
