The awesome thing about rub n buff is that 1.
Rub n buff for door hinges.
They are two totally different products and yet they are equally awesome in my opinion.
The more paint you get off the smoother the end finish will be.
I did all the downstairs hinges in an afternoon.
You can use it on almost any surface wood metal glass etc.
Add a small dollop of the compound to your cloth and start to rub it onto the hardware almost like your trying to clean it.
I tend to use grecian gold and antique gold over and over but it comes in 12 colors total you can buy a sampler of all the colors from amazon.
Put a small amount of silver leaf rub n buff on your finger and rub it all over the hinges and screws.
Buff with a soft cloth to acheive the hand rubbed lustrous finish.
Use a q tip to help get in the little crevices.
However i ve been asked via email numerous times how i go about.
Krylon s gold leaf is the best metallic gold spray paint i ve found to date to mimic brass or give you a warm golden glow on your hardware.
I ve used it on sconces.
Make sure you try to get all the excess of the handle buffing it out with a clean side of the rag.
Pick up a very small amount of rub n buff using fingertip and rub it evenly in a gentle rubbing motion rather than strokes over smooth surface or raised designs.
Use an old toothbrush to scrub them.
You can also sand lightly in between coats.
I did not take the hinges off just taped around them.
If you leave too much residual paint on them when you apply the rub n buff it will come out bumpy.
You don t need to prime first 2.
Rub n buff is a waxy finish made from imported carnauba waxes fine metallic powders and pigments.
In fact the hinges look the best.
Soak the hinges and screws in a mixture of hot water and dawn dish soap.
Continue this until you have the whole piece covered.
Updating hinges with rub n buff such an easy way to quickly change the color of your hinges or other hardware.
A tube of rub n buff will run you under 4 and each hinge requires only a smidgen.
I love spray paint and rub n buff equally.
Rub n buff is a waxy metallic finish that comes in several golden shades such as gold leaf depicted but also look for antique gold and european gold.
Rub n buff dries in a few seconds.
A couple of weeks later i finished up with all the upstairs hinges.
