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Faux Happenings Institute - Products
Ride the Wave of Advanced Technology into the World of Decorative Arts
From the clouds in the sky to the marble formations below, imitating nature is possible with the decorative finisher's dream-come-true product line. Aqua Finishing Solutions™ were developed as an easy to use, water based system, designed to produce professional quality Old World and exciting comtemprary finishes without requiring years of specialized training.
  • AquaColor™ - These acrylic colors are the artist quality tinting medium recommended for maximum translucence with AquaCreme™. They may be used for any art work, faux finishes, stenciling, murals,decorative painting and floor cloths.
  • AquaGlaze™ - a slow drying, semi-opaque glazing medium which allows extra drying time for decorative finishing. Simply add 100% acrylic latex paint for hundreds of glazing colors.
  • Aqua IridescentColor™ - beautifully high reflective color with iridescent sheens. Rainbow reflections shine within the pastel color combinations. Use straight from the bottle or mix with glazes.
  • AquaCreme™ - a clear glazing creme to tint artist's colors for translucent effects. For superior transparency, add to our AquaColor™ for marbling, glazing, wood-graining, and other artwork.
  • AquaExtender™ - a clear additive to increase "open time" of AquaCreme™ and AquaGlaze™. Especially helpful in very dry environments or when time-consuming manipulation of layers is involved.
  • AquaSeal™ - a super-clear seal coat which turns any flat latex paint coat into an exceptional basecoat for decorative finishing. Sealing with AquaSeal™ (or AquaBond™) gives more open time for glazing.
  • AquaBond™ - a specially formulated emulsion basecoat system. AquaBond™ provides superior bonding qualities, allows for more open time when used under glazing mediums and bonds to counter-tops and floors. It is excellent to use for painting furniture-no need to remove old paint (if intact).
  • AquaWax™ - a finishing material that is reminiscent of an Old World wax-coated wall, both in look and feel. Just rub or trowel on and buff. May be tinted with AquaColor™. Excellent for sophisticated stenciling and can be painted over without removing.
  • AquaFinishing Paste™ - a clear, easy-to-use topcoat paste made for Stain & Seal™, but serves as a general topcoat as well. Provides a hard, satin finish coat. Apply as many layers as you desire with cheesecloth and buff in between coats.
  • Palette Art™ - a unique embossing paste material used to achieve fabulous dimensional patterns. It's stunning for 3-D stencils and can be color-washed with AquaColor™ and AquaCreme™.
  • Stain & Seal™ - a unique water-based gel-like stain. Just wipe on with cheesecloth or rag and Stain & Seal™ both seals and stains in one simple operation. Use multiple layers for deeper color staining. Try wiping one color over another for mixed color layering. Excellent for raw wood, floors, and to revive furniture.
  • AquaStone™ - a real stone textured material made from marble dust. Perfect for creating faux stone, limestone, adobe textures, and dimensional stencil patterns. Color wash with AquaColor™ and AquaCreme™ glaze combinations.
  • CrackleMate™ - a clear additive used in AquaBond™, AquaColor™, or latex paint which allows you to create unlimited custom crackle colors and effects. CrackleMate™ is one part of a two part system and must be applied over AquaSize™.
  • AquaCrackle™ - a water-based, 2-part furniture quality crackle system. You can produce small to giant "California" cracks. Simply brush, roll, or spray over AquaSize™.
  • AquaSize™ - the basecoat sizing "glue" material used in the 2-part CrackleMate™ and AquaCrackle™ syatems. We recommend applying with a disposable foam brush, but for larger areas it can be rolled or sprayed.
  • AquaTex™ - reproduces that Old World "Fresco Look" on walls. It is a plaster-like clear material that can be tinted with AquaColor™. Apply in multiple layers to produce a positive/negative effect.
  • AquaGard™ - a water-based, non-yellowing varnish which provides a furniture quality finish. Rub between coats for a piano-like finish. Chemically resistant for interior and exterior applications.
  • AquaThane™ - a co-polymer urethane designed for a tough, hard, anti-yellowing finish coat. Use on cabinets, floors, tabletops-anywhere a superior, tough, chemical resistant surface is required.
  • Aqua™ Verdigris - Produce beautiful Old World verdigris patinas every time with our Verdigris kits. We've prepared the color scheme for you, but you control the tonal qualities. Each kit comes with either one quart of Copper or Bronze AquaBond™.
  • Dutch Metals™ - "jewelers quality" Old World metallics made for an easy-to-apply leafing effect. Just wipe it on and burnish up for elegant picture frames, lamps, and other accessories.
  • LusterStone™ - is a decorative architectural trowel-on coating, which produces beautiful natural reflective stone patterns.
  • SandStone™ - a decorating material designed to be applied over most all old painted surfaces or new drywall. The end result is a "sandy" texture that can be scraped or sanded to bring out the embedded textures hidden within.
  • Old World Lime Paint™ - a decorating material to apply over most all water-based painted surfaces, Stucco, or raw wood. After it dries, it continues to "leech", which brings out the oxidized color of the embedded lime material.
  • PlasterTex™ - a specially formulated Venetian Plaster base coat to use when a more textured plaster effect is desired. Apply multiple layers for a smoother finish. Polish or burnish to a sheen.
  • Venetian Gem™ - a "marble plaster" developed to produce high quality multi-sheen finishes. Durable wear, high hyde and chemical resistant. Polish or burnish to brilliant deep color sheens.
  • Designer Metallics™ - are magnificent shades of rich, reflective metallic color sheens. Available in 10 designer shades, in both smooth and soft-textured, can also be layered for custom coloring.
  • C-500 Urethane™ - a commercial quality, water based, clear topcoat manufactured by Faux Effects® for use in water-wet conditions or where maximum durability is desired.
692 Lofstrand Lane  •  Rockville, Maryland  20850
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