DIY 'Dipped' Wooden Spoons: Part II

After Part I did not go at all as planned, I took a much more conservative approach with my second try. Guess what? It worked famously. Without further ado...

Using my failure spoon as a guide I sanded and taped off three other utensils from my set. I sanded them more than last time, until they were whiter and clearly void of any wax or built up seasoning. They are bamboo and I've had them for over four years. They have held up in the dishwasher so well!

I painted one even thin coat. I used Martha Stewart's craft paints in Sterling, Yellow Gold, and Rose Copper. I let the first coat dry for 24 hours before painting a second. I let that coat dry for over 24 hours before baking.

I put them in a cool oven and preheated it to 200°F. After about 10 minutes I raised it to 250°F, then after another 10 minutes to 300°F. Watching them like a hawk for signs of bubbling.

No bubbling! The wax or whatever it is started to liquefy on the un-sanded parts, but it wasn't very much. I wiped it off when I removed them from the oven after 30 minutes.

All baked and no bubbles! You can see how the sanded part is lighter than the spoon part.

I painted them liberally with this butcher block conditioner. I let that soak in for a few hours before wiping the rest off and letting them sit over night. In the future I would not use a brush that I ever planned to paint with again, the conditioner is very oily and waxy and harder than I thought to get off!

As a test, I used the silver dipped spatula and then put it through the dishwasher. I always put them on the top rack, but I also do a high-temp wash. It's the only way for my dishwasher to get soap residue containers and tools clean! The paint held up wonderfully! However the sanded part above the painted end showed up again. The butcher block conditioner didn't quite survive the high temp wash. This is not a big deal to me, but should be noted.

So here they are! I'm so glad I was able to make this work out, it was a fun and easy project once I realized I needed to cool my jets and let the pain dry!

I think it also should be noted (on the paint's awesome scale) that I got some Champagne colored paint -of the same brand- on the lip of this glass dish. It's been through the dishwasher twice and the paint is still holding on. This isn't even glass paint! I could probably chip it off, but wow, I am impressed.