Antiquing with Zinc Wax
Deciding how to antique your masterpiece can be is always a little tricky. Which color antiquing wax should I use? Many times as furniture painters we choose brown wax working on replicating the lovely authentic patina that replicates dirt or grime collecting in corners and crevices.
Other times we go to a black wax making the aging feel sometimes sooty, and ironically industrial in feel. Then…. Along came Miss Mustard Seed’s Zinc Wax
Not a rusted look but a more subtle and unique look. Like well… zinc.
Zinc wax has a very slight metallic shimmer on flat surfaces it is not shiny. The wax is reminiscent of the lovely grey details appearing on aged patina surfaces. It is made from beeswax with a little carnauba wax and is then lightly tinted to with metallic gray pigments, perfect for emulating the look of zinc.
Using a round wax brush dip the tips into the Zinc Wax wiping off the excess. Apply to all of the little details and across the surfaces. Then using a lint-free cloth or blue shop towel wipe the excess off leaving the beautiful grey tone of the Zinc
This is not a metallic wax and you won’t get a super shiny surface, which is why I love it. Try it on different colors of paint for different effects – or is that efex?
Here we show it on a table, with our T42 trim. On this dark or industrial backdrop, it is perfect but it looks just as good as a grey touch on white or light paint.
Subtle yet elegant. Just what we like.
That’s all for now