Scorch Paste - Wood Burning Paste, Burning Gel for Crafting & Stencil, Accurately & Easily for DIY Arts, Wood, Canvas & More - 3 OZ

We love using this to burn designs onto wood! By using a Cricut template or a stencil of some sort, you apply the paste very thinly, and blow on it with a heat gun until it’s the darkness you desire! The tub is very tiny. You will probably be surprised when you open the package. It lasts a long time, though, as you only need a very thin layer. Scrape as much as you can off, and put it back in the tub for future use. One thing I will caution… If you are putting a poly over the top of your burned wood, you need to wipe off as much of the leftover paste as you can after you have burned your design and it has cooled. Otherwise it shows up as a milky white/yellow color during the poly process. Once the poly has dried completely, it usually dries clear, but don’t mess with it when it’s partially dry, or it may remove a part of your burned design. It’s fun, and easy to use, but there is a learning process. My 12 year old son used it for decorative cutting boards and coasters he sold in his Kids’ Business Fair booth, and he sold nearly everything with a burned design on it! Attached is a picture of the booth as we were setting it up, along with some pictures of items he sold in the process of being prepared and burned. He did not do all of the applying/burning, but he was very involved.

I’ve had great results using this scorch paste with both silkscreen and mylar stencils. It applies smoothly, doesn’t bleed under the design, and gives a clean, professional finish once heat is applied. Definitely recommend it for anyone doing wood burning or craft projects with detailed stencils. I found no smell with the paste and the paste turns the wood a yellow color, so you know we're you have already added the paste. I've used the same bottle container of paste for the past 6 months. I little goes a very long way.

Works well.

this stuff is pretty cool. saw an ad for it and had to try it. well worth the price

This is a thick paste that I found was easy to apply with a cheap foam brush. I made my spartan sign out of unfinished pallet wood and did not pretreat…I do think I sanded the wood but it wasn’t a very nice job. I used permanent vinyl for the stencil and due to its size (~3’ x 2.5’) i had to cut multiple stencils and try and align them. What I LOVE and wasn’t expecting, is the paste starts darkening on its own so you can see where you’ve put it down. I was very concerned with how it would work when I was trying to piece all the stencils together, but after seeing the sections I had done darken up, I was able to apply each section of the stencil separately and get seamless results. While I used a regular torch and it worked, I would recommend using and industrial heat gun (not the craft kind for around $20 they aren’t hot enough) because a regular torch tends to want to burn the unprotected wood around intricate designs like lettering.

Such a cool product - I have been able to craft burning wood for several projects.

I didn't get the dark values i was wanting and I'm not sure how I'm going to remedy this. I had a high heat heat gun so it wasn't that it didn't get hot enough. And i put the gel on evenly but it just didn't evenly darken. I lay try a second coat and see what it does. The scorch pens seem to darken better. But i have alot of space to cover with a pen. Sigh.

Works as expected. Used a heat gun. Careful not to over heat it. When it bubbles you are overdoing it. I used a stencil and a small paint brush to apply to a wood bench. Came out great after a couple tries.