How to use Sealing Wax

Traditional Sealing Wax Candle Glue Gun Sealing Wax Faux Sealing Wax Bead Sealing Wax & Melting Spoon Wax Melting Pot Highlighting Ink Seal Gilding Paste

Traditional Sealing Wax Candle

You should be able to make 10-14 seals with a 3/4" embossing coin from one stick of our sealing wax candles.

1. Light the wick and hold the wax stick at a slight 20 degree angle (lit end down).
2. Holding the stick directly on & over the area where you wish to make your seal, allow the melting wax to pull itself onto the project creating a pool large enough for the sealing coin.
3. If you find the wax begins to set while you are still melting the wax, move the candle around the area to mix hot wax with the cooler wax.
4. Dab your seal into our Seal Non-Stick (or Hightlighting Ink for a dimensional look) to prevent the seal sticking to the sealing wax.
5. Emboss with your seal and lift straight up.
If you are not using a non-stick product and find the wax won't let go of the seal, simply let your seal rest on the wax until the wax is completely cool, then lift your seal off.

Notes about Sealing Wax Candles:
This method of sealing wax is great to use for one or two seals.
One can use this style of wax easily while on the go.
Available in a large assortment of wonderful colors.
Can be slow to use for large projects unless you melt down the sticks.


We also use candle style sealing wax with our Melting Pot, which allows us to melt the wax without soot contamination, remelt and reuse our mistakes, as well as mix colors for a custom look.
Stuart Houghton English Sealing Wax Candles
Waterston's Scottish Sealing Wax Candles
Artisan Handmade Wax with wick
Seal Non-Stick

Glue Gun Sealing Wax

You should be able to make 10-14 seals with a 3/4" embossing coin from one stick of our glue gun sealing wax.

1. Insert your wax stick into standard sized glue gun. Use a second wax stick in the gun to help advance the first.
2. Bring the gun to temperature. Resting the gun on a piece of foil will help keep any drips or strings off of your work area.
3. Use a few test pulls to get a feel for the quantity of wax you would like to use with your seal. Two good pulls of the trigger will produce a full seal for the larger sealing coins.
4. Waiting for 10-15 seconds before you emboss the wax with you seal will create better definition in the wax. Experiment to find the correct waiting period for the conditions in your area.
5. Dab your seal into our Seal Non-Stick (or Hightlighting Ink for a dimensional look) to prevent the seal sticking to the sealing wax.
6. Emboss with your seal and lift straight up.
If you are not using a non-stick product and find the wax won't let go of the seal, simply let your seal rest on the wax until the wax is completely cool, then lift your seal off.

Notes about Glue Gun Sealing Wax:
This method of sealing wax is useful for large or small projects.
Glue gun wax is very economical to use.
To change colors in a glue gun, use a neutral color - or use a stick of clear hot glue to push out one color before using a new color.
Alternating 1" plugs of different colors of glue gun wax will create a unique marbling effect.
We use Glue Gun Sealing Wax sticks with our Melting Pot, which allows us to reuse our mistakes, as well as change and mix colors.
Glue Gun Sealing Wax
Seal Non-Stick
Glue Gun

Faux Sealing Wax

You should be able to make 10-14 seals with a 3/4" embossing coin from one stick of our full sized Faux Sealing Wax.

1. Insert your Faux Wax Stick into standard sized glue gun. Use a second stick in the gun to help advance the first.
2. Bring the gun to temperature. Resting the gun on a piece of foil or glue gun pad will help keep any drips or strings off of your work area.
3. Use a few test pulls to get a feel for the quantity of wax you would like to use with your seal. One pull of the trigger will produce enough wax for a standard 3/4" seal. Two good pulls of the trigger will produce a full seal for the larger sealing coins (1.1").
4. Waiting for 10-15 seconds before you emboss the wax with you seal will create better definition in the wax. Experiment to find the correct waiting period for the conditions in your area.
4. Dab your seal into our Seal Non-Stick (or Hightlighting Ink for a dimensional look) to prevent the seal sticking to the faux wax.
5. Emboss with your seal and lift straight up.
If you are not using a non-stick product and find the wax won't let go of the seal, simply let your seal rest on the wax until the wax is completely cool, then lift your seal off.



Notes about Faux Sealing Wax:
This method of sealing wax is useful for large or small projects.
Faux wax is very economical to use.
We are able to offer over 20 colors.
Faux wax handles the mailing process better than true waxes.
Faux wax will adhere to almost any surface without failing.
Faux Wax is a plastic polymer, which creates a bright and shiny appearance.
We use Faux Sealing Wax sticks with our Seal Non-Stick
Standard Sized Glue Gun
Faux Wax

Bead Sealing Wax & Melting Spoon

1. Have a heat source available, such as a candle or our alcohol lamp.
2. Place 3 or more wax beads (or a piece of a wax stick) into a melting spoon and hold over the flame or heat gun until the wax is almost completely melted.
(If you melt all the way, the viscosity may be too thin and spread or run on your project).
3. Pour the melted wax onto your project and emboss with seal. Waiting a few moments before embossing may create better definition in the wax, or a thicker seal.
Experiment to find the correct waiting period for the conditions in your area.
4. Dab your seal into our Seal Non-Stick (or Hightlighting Ink for a dimensional look) to prevent the seal sticking to the sealing wax.
5. Emboss with your seal and lift straight up.
If you are not using a non-stick product and find the wax won't let go of the seal, simply let your seal rest on the wax until the wax is completely cool, then lift your seal off.



Notes about Bead Sealing Wax:
Useful for large or small projects.
Bead wax is the most economical of our waxes.
It is easy to practice seals on aluminum foil, then remelt the wax in the melting spoon to use again.
Create new colors and marbling effects by melting colors together.
We use both the Bead Wax and the Melting Spoon in conjunction with our melting potand alcohol lamp, both of which allow us to reuse our mistakes, as well as change and mix colors.
Seal Non-Stick
Melting Spoon

Alcohol Lamp

Sealing Wax Beads

Wax Melting Pot

1. Bring the melting pot to temperature by plugging in and waiting a few minutes.
Add as many of the wax beads or wax sticks as you would like.
Once the wax has melted, remove any wicks in the wax with a toothpick.
You can add more wax at anytime, and any leftover wax can be cooled and removed for use at a later time.
(Lining the pot with foil allows for fast wax removal and/or color change).
2. Using a melting spoon, or other ladling device, spoon out your wax and pour onto your project.
One full melting spoon will be enough wax to create a complete seal.
3. Wait 10-15 seconds before embossing your wax to create better seal definition.
4. Dab your seal into our Seal Non-Stick (or Hightlighting Ink for a dimensional look) to prevent the seal sticking to the sealing wax.
5. Emboss with your seal and lift straight up.
If you are not using a non-stick product and find the wax won't let go of the seal, simply let your seal rest on the wax until the wax is completely cool, then lift your seal off.


Notes about our Melting Pot:
You can use candle sealing wax, glue gun sealing wax, and wax beads with this method. (Just remove any wicks from the melted wax).
Useful for both large and small projects.
You can practice on aluminum foil and re-melt the wax over and over, as well as reusing your mistakes.
You can mix wax colors in the pot.
Requires electricity.

Melting Pot
Melting/Pouring Spoon

Highlighting Ink

When creating your seal, our highlighting ink will allow you to highlight the impressed areas of the wax with one easy application of ink to your sealing coin.

1. Have your wax melted and ready to emboss with your seal.
2. Dab/brush your dry seal onto/across the Ink Pad using even pressure.
3. Smooth the ink onto your seal by gently brushing across the surface of the ink pad, to remove any mottled appearance of excess ink.
4. Press your seal with even and gentle pressure into the wax, allow the wax to set for a moment, the lift the seal straight up to release.
5. Clean your seal with a damp cloth once finished.

Notes about our Highlighting Ink:
Our Highlighting Ink is a special ink formulated to dry on non-porous surfaces. This ink will not stay tacky on the surface of your seal.
We offer full sized ink pads of our inks.
Using Highlighting Ink will help release your sealing coin from any wax, and will help speed up production times with large projects.
Our estimate of use allows for roughly 100 seals to be highlighted per pad of ink.
As this ink will dry to any surface, you may notice the ink starting to dry or build up upon the coin face.

This is not a problem, but we recommend making sure this residue does not build up in the engraved area of your seal, and that the residue is removed prior to using a different color of ink or before you emboss wax that you do not want the highlight to appear on.
Highlighting Inks

Seal Gilding

Once you have created your seals and allowed them to cool to the touch, you can create gilded highlights on the raised, or embossed areas of your seal with our highlighting paste.
1. Allow your seals to be cool enough to touch without damaging them.
2. With a light touch, dab your finger, cotton swab, or paint brush into the powdery paste.
3. Brush the raised areas of your seal with your applicator. If you would like to only be highlighting the raised areas of your seal, be careful to not touch the impressed areas of the wax.
4. Once applied, the paste is dry and will not smear or rub off.
5. Using a small brush or swab, you can highlight the impressed areas of the wax easily.

Notes about our Seal Gilding Paste:
Our Seal Gilding Paste is a high end artisan product specially formulated to adhere to and dry on non-porous mediums.
We are proud to be one of the few distributors to offer all 28 colors.
Our estimate of use allows for at least 500 seals to be highlighted per 27ml/1.5oz tin.
Seal Gilding Paste