flutterbye Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Hello All! I tried a search on this but could'nt find anything as I dont know what to call this....Does anyone know how to get this effect on the surface of a pillar? What kind of tools work best for this? I'm assuming it was just a solid pillar and then something was used to make a criss crossed pattern on the surface, right? I actually tried wrapping a piece of screen around it and while heat gunning the sides, I pulled it tighter to leave an imprint, but geez, there has to be a better way and it didnt turn out very well.... Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 It's a bit hard to tell in the picture, but it looks like the ol' wire brush treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flutterbye Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 Thats what I thought. I had seen a post mentioning this. But what kind of wire brush do you use? I'm not too familiar. Do you know where I could get one? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyvega Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 you can get the wire brush anywhere - the one I use is a grill cleaner - you know the type? You can get them at walmart for a couple of bucks. hth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candlesprite7 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Yep wire brush.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flutterbye Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 Awesome guys, Thanks! I think I can find that on my trip to wal mart tonight. Thanks Again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Their are many different types, styles & sizes of wire brushes. I would suggest a wire brush with brass bristles, it makes for a better look.Once you brush the candle in one direction use a soft bristle paint brush to brush the wax dust caused by the wire brush. Then wire brush in the other direction and brush off dust. Then you are left with a chalky look on the candle. To get rid of the chalk lightly heat the candle with a heat gun. Don't leave the heat gun in one place to long or place the heat gun to close to the wax, you don't want drip marks.Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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