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WAX PUCK RESIST TUTORIAL

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Our Wax Pucks are made from 100% beeswax. These handy little discs fit perfectly in the palm of your hand and are very versatile. Wax Pucks create a resist in between layers of Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint and are also great for rubbing along stubborn drawer runners to get them moving again.Today, we'd like to teach you how to layer two different colors of MMS Milk Paint using a Wax Puck resist in between! The subject of this tutorial are these adorable wooden bunnies.

CREATING A LAYERED LOOK USING A WAX PUCK

  1. To achieve a layered look, apply one coat of milk paint and allow it to dry.

  2. Next, rub the Wax Puck over the edges, corners and “high points” of the piece. Anywhere the wax is applied, milk paint will resist adhering. Make sure you rub the Wax Puck randomly around and in places where paint would naturally wear over time.

  3. Then, apply a second coat of milk paint in a contrasting color and allow it to dry completely.

  4. Using sandpaper, distress the surface to easily remove the paint where wax was applied, revealing first coat underneath.

  5. Seal your piece with any of our fine finishes.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

 
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french enamel, outback petticoat, wax puck, resist, miss mustard seeds milk paint, furniture wax

 
 
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arabesque, schloss, wax puck, resist, miss mustard seeds milk paint

 
 
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boxwood, lucketts green, wax puck, resist, miss mustard seeds milk paint, cover photo

 

Watch this video tutorial to see the process in action! This video was created by Jenn Baker of Eight Hundred Furniture.

Didn't those bunnies turn out super cute? A Wax Puck resist work best when you layer high contrasting colors over one another. This is Outback Petticoat with French Enamel on top.For a more subtle look, layer softer colors over one another. This is Arabesque over Schloss.Layering colors in the same family provides a two toned look. This is Boxwood over Lucketts Green. You can replicate this look on any surface. Jenn used wooden bunnies that she picked up for one of her paint workshops. You can visit the unfinished wood section of your local craft store to pick up something similar just in time for Easter!

 
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tutorial, wax puck, resist, miss mustard seeds milk paint

 
Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint Team

Miss Mustard Seed’s® Milk Paint is a story about a love of milk paint that is growing with each bag sold, each workshop taught, each piece of furniture that is transformed. It is a story that starts with natural ingredients, when it's mixed with water and the color of the pigments come to life, it becomes our very favorite paint in the world. We hope it becomes your favorite too.

Join us as we Move Mountains with Milk Paint™!

- The Miss Mustard Seed's® Milk Paint Team

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