How-To

How do you use WoodUbend Mouldings?

APPLYING A WOODUBEND MOULDING

WoodUbend mouldings are perfect for quickly and easily enhancing your upcycled furniture and craft projects. All you need is a heat source, some good quality wood glue and a surface to stick your WoodUbend to:

– Heat the moulding with a heat gun , hair dryer or on a griddle.

– Apply glue to the surface or the entire back of the moulding.

– Press onto surface firmly.

– Heat once more.

– Remove excess glue with a Q-tip, baby wipe or wet paint brush.

– Enjoy!

 
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REMOVING A WOODUBEND MOULDING

Once properly adhered the WoodUbend mouldings will stay in firmly in place for decades. We understand that accidents happen though, so we’ve made it easy for the wood mouldings to be removed and replaced:

– Heat the moulding with a heat gun , hair dryer or on a griddle.

– Slide something thin like a spatular or knife under the moulding

– Prise the now flexible wood moulding off of the surface. 

– Now the WoodUbend moulding is ready to be reapplied elsewhere.

You may pull some paint off of the surface so make sure you have some touch up paint handy!

USING WOODUBEND TRIMS

All WoodUbend trims are 2.1m long and can be used to uplift all of your creative projects. The flexible wood trims are equally effective when used in place as a dado rail or to embellish a crown moulding or coving. Some top tips to remember:

– Don’t unroll the trims before heating them first.

– Keep them coiled up & unroll only what you need.

– If you cut them short, don’t worry, they will stretch by up to 10%.

– You can cool them and reheat them as much as you like.

FIX A BROKEN MOULDING
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Accidents happen! Luckily, WoodUbend decorative mouldings are really easy to fix. All you need is a heat gun and some wood glue:

– Heat both bits of the moulding

– Apply wood glue to both broken ends

– Press both bits together

– Remove excess glue

– Hold together until cool or the two parts of the decorative moulding are no longer coming apart.

APPLYING WOODUBEND TO VARIOUS SURFACES

One of the fantastic things about WoodUbend decorative mouldings is that you can adhere them to just about any surface from wood to fruit and vegetables and just about everything else in between! All you have to do is follow the basic steps:

– Heat the moulding

– Apply a good quality wood glue to the back of the moulding or directly onto the surface

– Press the bendable wood moulding onto the surface

– Heat once more & remove excess glue

STRETCHING WOODUBEND TRIM

If you cut your WoodUbend decorative trim a little short, don’t worry! There’s an easy solution which will have you back on track in no time:

– Reheat before gluing or whilst the glue is still wet

– Apply glue to both ends of the trim

– Stretch the trim and push both ends together

– Hold until cool

– WoodUbend decorative mouldings have stretch up to around 10%

How Do You Use Posh Chalk Pigments?

MIXING POSH CHALK PIGMENTS

Posh Chalk Pigments come in a variety of lustrous colours and can be mixed with paint, resin and top coat sealers. For best results, use the Posh Chalk Pigments Infusor:

– Add your pigments first, then add the infusor bit by bit

– Thoroughly mix with a stirrer or paint brush

– If you make too much, store in an airtight container

– Suitable for outdoor use when mixed with the Posh Chalk Infusor.

 

USING POSH CHALK PIGMENTS ON FABRIC

Posh Chalk Pigments are ideal for use on just about any surface including wood, metal, glass and even fabric! If you’re using Posh Chalk Pigments on fabric, it really couldn’t be simpler:

– Mix your Posh Chalk Pigments as you would normally

– A thicker consistency is better for use on fabric

– If the fabric is a loose weave it may be an idea to use a chalk, acryllic or fabric paint as a base.

– Apply Posh Chalk Pigments as desired with a brush or roller

How Do You Use Posh Chalk Pastes?

POPPING THE POSH CHALK PASTES

Posh Chalk Pastes are incredibly versatile, they can be mixed to create other colours, used to create texture or watered down into a wash. Once of the more innovative uses of these water-based pastes is popping them to create a raised eggshell like effect. Here’s how:

– Whilst the paste is still wet apply heat from a heat gun.

– Keep the heat source moving so as not to burn the paste

– The paste should begin to rise

– Leave to cool

This works with both the Smooth Metallic & Textured Pastes.

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How Do You Use Posh Chalk Stencils?

CREATING RAISED STENCILLING
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The Posh Chalk Pastes and Posh Chalk Stencils work perfectly together for those of you in search of raised stencilling. Give it a go yourself:

– Ensure both the stencil and surface are dry

– Secure stencil with spray adhesive or low tack tape

– Apply Posh Chalk Paste with a palette knife or squeegee. 

– It should be applied thick enough to just see the stencil pattern through the paste

– Remove stencil and pop paste or leave to dry as is