DIY Antique Gold Mirror Using Rub 'n Buff

[@BennyCadillac]

Much better! These old frames get so mistreated. Glad you brought it back closer to the original look. This Grecian Gold is the same color I settled on for the same purpose. - I volunteer at a Victorian house museum, and was gifted a circa 1835 gilt frame mirror. It had been painted over with dull gold paint. I went around the mansion looking at other gilded frames, and the Grecian gold was the best tonal match. Combine that with dark umber paint, and some artistic trickery. Boom. Frame looks much more dynamic and the details actually pop. 😊👍

[@kazbekh]

How many 15 ml tubes of this paint would I need for 24×36inch frame

[@VeraLucille]

Looks great! Making beautiful antiques look "shabby chic" is so demented.

[@TheSnowyWorld]

Stunning!! I am going to do this on my bathroom mirror right now!!

[@stephyoungren]

Fun!!

[@alexm5013]

LOVE the mirror! Thanks for sharing how you brought it back to life☺️

[@stephyoungren]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed 🤗

[@yenirojas1129]

@@stephyoungren did you put anything on the glass or did the paint come right off?

[@stephyoungren]

@@yenirojas1129 I painted over the frame and didn’t touch the glass :)

[@elliemaehebden5911]

This is SO GOOD! The exact tutorial I needed!

[@vh2337]

Good video, short and to the point. I recently bought a mirror that has a deep copper spray on it, very one dimensional, it looks awful. I just ordered the three golds and will try to do what you did here to give it back some class and beauty. Thanks for posting this.

[@janewahlgren-dowell1101]

Beautiful !!! thank you for this concise, well-done How To video. I'm using your techniques here to change a white ornate frame into antique gold.

[@stephyoungren]

Glad you found this helpful!

[@BlweLotus]

Exactly the tutorial I needed. Thank you!!!

[@lucycburton-johnson5757]

I wish you had shown more of applying the layers of the gold gild. I'm curious as to your thoughts about why you went as far as you did with the . The 3:42 final reveal mirror hardly resembles the way it looked when waxing the sides. Thank you for making the video. It is helpful.

[@stephyoungren]

Hi! Thanks for your feedback :) it’s hard to know when to stop but I just kept going until I was happy with the results.

[@GmaBear10]

Beautiful job!! Just curious on what was your other color choice you said you wished you had used a different one?

[@stephyoungren]

I like European Gold !

[@arieldaemon]

Awesome about to try this on a frame I just got!

[@andyvilla5113]

It looks incredible 👏 you brought it back to life

[@EleniKouvelou]

That colors looks amazing ! What color is the dark brown base you painted before the gold ? Like brand / name of the color ?

[@stephyoungren]

It’s been so long I can’t remember exactly but it was acrylic craft paint, nothing fancy. Any dark brown will do!

[@sherripowell7285]

For the spots that are missing the plaster overlay, I have taken some children's playdough and moulded a piece of the frame that had the trim, then pouring plaster of paris in that, then glueing it onto the frame.

[@lvettesonai]

What a gorgeous mirror 😍

[@stephyoungren]

Thanks, Lvette!

[@englishrose4388]

That looks amazing!

[@stephyoungren]

Thanks!

[@GypsyGlyph]

Beautiful! Great job!

[@chirawanphung]

Regarding the base brown colour, did you use acrylic paint? 🙏

[@stephyoungren]

Yes!

[@dianeparrish9908]

Hey, I’m having the hardest time finding the folk art Acrylic paint coffee bean ! Is it a matte finish or satin?

[@stephyoungren]

Gosh that’s a bummer but any similar color will work! And I don’t have the paint anymore to check the finish- I’m sorry! I feel like it was satin though. Hope that helps!

[@bernadettepesce773]

Looks great!

[@theadornedlocket]

Great diy tutorial, thank you!

[@rachelthecountess]

Loved the video! Did you use the entire tube for this mirror? Just wondering bc I wan't to do my mirror as well :)

[@stephyoungren]

Thank you! Pretty much used the tube but there’s a little left. I’d recommend massaging the tube before opening it to try and mix the product up. I noticed the product separated inside the tube. Just be careful when you open bc it might build up pressure and squirt out!

[@osamabakir7383]

@stephyoungren can you please tell me the name of black finishing How to order for it plz

[@tnmtnmorning1178]

Gorgeous!

[@bcmnyc4632]

3/5/22. Late to the party. Will be using R&B on old plaster picture frame. I used putty to fill in huge gaps where plaster broke off, the will sand it. Do I need to paint in a particular color BEFORE applying R&B? Or, can I skip the paint part . Please help. tx

[@stephyoungren]

Ooo sounds like a great project! I would suggest painting it black or dark brown first. It will give a better “antique” look for the finished results. Best of luck!

[@chloe199595]

Which brown paint did you use x

[@stephyoungren]

Sorry it’s been so long I don’t remember but it was an acrylic paint. Hope that helps!

[@Tuffolo]

Which colour rub n buff did you use

[@stephyoungren]

I used Grecian gold!

[@TheEireplane]

Great video 👍🏽

[@stephyoungren]

Thank you! 👍

[@genie9552]

Do you just leave it to dry?

[@stephyoungren]

Yup!

[@annaiva595]

Thank you for an idea 😊

[@hdb80]

Why do you have the Big Dipper on your arm?

[@bluesky7226]

Hi, you said 18th century, that means the mirror is from the 1700s. That mirror doesn’t look that old. Is it really that old?

[@stephyoungren]

Well, my mom bought it from an antique dealer so that’s the information I’m going off of. Definitely feels old when you’re handling it!

[@annyjayableful]

This isn't restoring this is simply repainting. Not sure why you used the brush to apply the gold paint over the brown paint. The brush goes into all the crevaces; the reason you use the dark background is to make it look like years of dust and dirt have settled into the crevaces. The gold on the highest point of the carved detail will have been dusted and are a brighter gold. The cloth application would work better, as it can't get into the crevaces. The best color for the darker color is burnt umber.

[@Sebassss777]

That is not the correct way to restore, on the contrary it is a crime..