AMACO Rub n Buff Wax Metallic Finish – Rub n Buff Spanish Copper 15ml Tube – Versatile Gilding Wax for Finishing Furniture Antiquing and Restoration – Rub and Buff Colors Single Tube

The color of Spanish Copper is exactly like that of a used penny, not the brand new shiny one but one that has been around for many years and is dark brown. I like the dark brown color but I can see that people expect something with more yellow in it. The tube is 0.5 ounce and the instructions say that it covers 20 sqft! I have not put that statement to the test yet.Rub ‘n Buff is a wax rub on compound and not a paint. It seems that most people use it for decorative items like picture frames and ornaments that are not touched afterwards. I called customer service and asked whether there is a way to make the finish durable. I was told that a coat of water based utherane will do that. Since Rub ‘n Buff has solvents in it, you can’t use the oil based polyutherane. I have used the product on cabinet pulls with three coats of Minwax satin polycrylic. Both the Rub ‘n Buff and polycrylic were very easy to apply. Hopefully this will give me a moderately durable finish for several years. Putting this on the front door knob that gets even more use will probably be too much.I also tried to pu the Rub ‘n Buff on a bright copper colored chandelier. The fixture had several sections of square metal which did not work with the product. It rubs on fine but when you buff, it comes right off at the square edges. You can’t just put another layer on top of it like paint since it has a solvent in it and the previous layer does not dry as a hard layer. I probably spray paint the chandelier black or brown first, to mask this issue but that would be too much work.