Rub N Buff Wax Metallic Finishes 12 Color Sampler Set Review

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Have used this product for years on various projects and have never been disappointed. They go on easily and look great. You can apply as much or little as you want. A little goes a very long way. One tube will last forever. This set of 12 colors is great. The black works really well on wrought iron. The various gold shades are very versatile. The only color I'm not crazy about is "patina". It's way too blue in my opinion. It doesn't at all like natural patina to me. There are other manufacturers that make a more convincing "patina" color. Besides that I can recommend this product highly enough.

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I bought this product because I was doing a quick, down-and-dirty, budget upgrade of my guest bathroom, which had been previously trimmed entirely with poorly-aging brass fixtures. I didn't want to pay to replace every fixture in the room, so I decided to try the pewter color on my faucet, drain, door hinges, light and electrical plate, light fixture, mirror frame, towel racks, wall hooks, cabinet knobs and toilet paper holder. When you consider that this is just a tiny little tube of liquid wax, the results are pretty amazing.

It's fairly easy to use, although you do need to practice a little bit to find a technique that works for you. It's amazing that such a tiny amount of it, smeared so thin, will cover so completely... especially when you consider I was covering a brass finish with a silver toned one. It does dry fast, so you have to work pretty quickly in one small area at a time.

After a few weeks of daily use, the finish held up amazingly well under the circumstances. The light fixture, door hinges, and medicine cabinet frame are great, and the towel bars are pretty good. The finish is starting to wear off the paper towel spool and cabinet knobs which isn't surprising, considering they get the most wear and tear. I never expected the faucet and drain to hold up at all even though I added a top coat of polyurethane. I assumed that bathroom cleaners would immediately ruin the finish. After a few weeks, they look ok. There's a bit of water spotting, and I imagine the finish won't last indefinitely. But it still looks a lot better than the old, tarnished brass one. Bottom line, a little effort and a six dollar tube of this stuff made a huge difference in my bathroom and bought me a little time before I have to do a more expensive update. And even then, I might be able to get away with just replacing the faucet, knobs, and TP holder.

This product is a great choice for refinishing anything that doesn't get a lot of handling or friction against the finish part hinges, chandeliers/light fixtures, glazed ceramics, etc. Anything that gets handled a lot should probably get a polyurethane coat afterwards.