Giving New Wood Antique Look – Distress & Aging Wood With Painting Steel Wool & Vinegar Stain

Giving new wood an antique vintage look by distress & aging wood with painting steel wool & vinegar chemical stain. This will oxidize wood to make new wood look old & vintage. Aging wood or distressing wood to look older like barn wood is so easy and is a great technique used for DIY woodworking. You can age wood with baking soda stain or other homemade stains but in this video we will share how we use vinegar and steel wool solution. You can not only age new wood fast & make the new wood look old, aged, and rustic with in minutes using this vinegar & steel wool mixture an alternative to aging wood with baking soda.

Again this how to weather wood, pickle wood or age wood with this easy homemade wood stain finishing will make certain new lumber look old. This is a simple weathering technique, trick, and alternative to the old watered down paint wash or stain that can give you desired wood finishing results for your older looking wood projects. It's sort of a hack for aging and color toning all your wood projects. If you're interested in making a homemade wood stain and want to give your project, pallet wood, age furniture, hardwood floor, or prop a vintage old wood or worn look to it this is an easy inexpensive trick. Making this homemade staining or ebonizing wood mixture that can come in handy is really easy to do. Some scenic painters use this classic aging technique trick or trade secret to make things like fruit crates, pallets and other industrial wooden things look old, used, sun dried, faded, vintage, reclaimed, and antique looking. It's a great way to make new wood look like old wood it's like creating fake or faux old barn wood.

Find yourself a 2 Gallon bucket to mix your solution, 1/2 Gallon vinegar, and 2 steel wool. It may help to wash any oil off the steel wool and break up and pull apart or cut up the steel wool into small pieces before mixing it into the vinegar. Let it sit for four days or so. Some have even heated up the solution to speed up the process. The longer the better the reaction and then mix a 1/2 Gallon of water into the mixture and your ready to start aging. Mix less water if you want a more powerful solution. If your DIY project or piece has scratches and character it should darken much like stain or other patina and enhance the look of the natural wood as well as bring out other characteristics. If not you can always choose to distress and make the piece look rundown. Use a clean paint brush on to apply the fast drying thrifty steel wool mix wash. Thanks for watching and hope this old wood weathering quick trick can help you achieve your desired look for your project.

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Giving New Wood Antique Look – Distress & Aging Wood With Painting Steel Wool & Vinegar Stain

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