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What is "Gold Paste"?

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In Hilary Bowen's great book "Decorative Techniques for Woodturners ", she shows using a gold paste to enhance the grain of wood. Does anyone know what other (US) names this might go by - and sources? I do a search for "gold paste" and get a lot of seemingly unrelated hits.

Stephen
 
Stoppy's link doesn't look like it'd be appropriate for wood. Could be Hilary just grabbed "gold paste" terminology in the heat of battle. There's a product called "Rub 'n' Buff" in various finishes. It's a wax filled with powdered metal and such. But I don't see how it would enhance the grain of the wood, as it finishes substantially opaque. I haven't used it in over 20 years, though it's still around. Could be nice on finials.

Joe
 
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