Grand Little Place

Ok guys, ya’ll know that I love a quick and easy DIY and I’m no stranger to a can of spray paint.  But today I’m going to cue you in to one of my other secret loves, Rub N Buff.  No I’m not saying something dirty here, I’m talking about product called Rub N Buff that is a metallic waxy paste.  What’s so great about it though, is that it can be used indoors and it gives a deep, luxe finish.  I recently used Gold Leaf Rub N Buff to redo a set of frames in our basement and I took pictures to show how easy it is to do.  Let’s dig in!

Rub N Buff comes in a small little tube, but don’t be fooled, a little goes a LONG way!  I once did an entire iron bed with less than 1 tube!  I normally get mine at Hobby Lobby but I’ve just found it on amazon at a very comparable price too.  I’ve linked some of the colors below.

One of the cool things about Rub N Buff is that it doesn’t require any sanding or sealer.  I was updating frames and they were a bit dusty so I wiped them down with Lysol wipes.  The only supplies you really need for using Rub N Buff is a tube of the wax and paper towels or scrap fabric.

You can use Rub N Buff indoors.  I completed this project during the winter.  I laid my frames out over a garbage sack and wiped them down.

I then squeezed a very small amount of product all the way around the frame.  You can see that overall I used a very small amount.

Now take your cloth or paper towels and begin rubbing the Rub N Buff.  As soon as you touch it it will begin spreading liberally.

Work your way around your object rubbing the product into the areas that you want covered.  Once I had went all the way around my frames and had it all spread out I touched up a few spots with addtional Rub N Buff.  Another great thing is that this is buildable so you can have as solid of a finish as you want.  Personally I liked the variation in the finish.  It’s important to ‘buff’ the final finish, the more you buff it the more metallic it will come out.

I updated 8-11 x 20 frames in under an hour with 1 tube of $6 product, that’s a win in my book!  I love the depth that the Rub N Buff finish has too, it just feels more luxe than spray paint.

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