Features:

  • Easy to use
  • Easy clean up with soap and water while wet
  • Quick drying for multiple coat build up and dries clear
  • All-in-one glue, sealer and finish
  • Water based-non-toxic
Great for Fake Canvas

Used this to make Fake Canvas. They ended up looking a lot like the Mounted Photos you get from Walmart for $30+. I used it with Elmer's Foam Boards, 20 x 30 Inches, 1/2-Inch Thick, Black/Black, 10-Count (951300). First I glued the photo onto the board with the Mod Podge then using a roller went back over the photo to give it texture. In the photo you can see them hanging on the wall in my bedroom.

Dries Completely Clear and Bonds Well

Container is a nice size for the hand to fit around. Easy to open and reopen. Has a light unfavorable scent at first. Easy to apply with stipple brush or foam sponges. Cleans up easily while still wet. Cleans up with a bit of elbow grease after dried. Washed out of material completely after getting some on a hand towel. Dried completely clear over, custom ink text, scrapbook paper transfer, raised media and embellishments (see attached image). Worked well with scrapbook paper to wood DIY project. Have used this brand for years and will use it for years to come. Have recommended to friends and family for years and will continue to do so.

Five Stars

Love mod podge is a great product for all different ideas and crafts. My son has recently used mod podge to redo goose decoys that are over twenty to thirty years old. He reprinted them and used this over top of it to help protect the paint when they are sat in the field or even the water while hunting. It worked prefect and he did a amazing job in doing it. He is teen and for the job he did I couldn't have done better. I was very impressed with it. Will try to see if I can post pictures of it once all are done and dried. I will be a mod podge buyer for life that's for sure. Have never come across a product they make that doesn't preform to exactly what I had hoped for. Usually it's over what I had hoped for. As a artist and crafter I can not complain about a single thing about this company or products. Also I will be back to buy more we use them in all different art projects we do. I owe quite a few of different ones and still have a few others I want also. Highly recommend these products.

Awesome deal on a great product

I bought the 16 oz, which seems like a huge amount, but I actually use a lot on my projects, especially the sealing layers. I am very pleased that the container comes sealed, so it stays fresh until I'm ready to use that bottle. I've included a picture of a coaster I made with wooden buttons that I sealed with a very thick layer of matte Mod Podge. I love the natural look of the matte formula. It also seems less sticky than the glossy, when all is said and done. (Of course, you can use an acrylic sealer, I understand, to get rid of any tackiness, but I haven't tried that yet). I'm new to the Mod Podge scene and I am really loving how well the product performs and the versatility. It is very forgiving (hard to make mistakes) and a whole lot of fun. I have a new obsession!

Best sealer I have used

Don't know what it is but it looks like white glue (think Elmers glue here). It works great to seal stuff up, and its water soluble until it hardens. paintbrushes with hair type bristles, and also sponge style brushes both work well Dries almost completely clear. Dry to the touch after 15 minutes. However! It Will remain tacky for up to 72 hours if two items that have been coated are allowed to touch or sit on each other. So even though it feels dry after 15 minutes, it has not completely cured yet, so don't stack things on each other.

Great for sealing diamond paintings

I am really loving this product for sealing my completed diamond paintings (see attached pictures). Since it is water-based, I thin it a little with some water and then paint a thin layer over my finished projects. The end result is that the beads are "sealed" so that they won't come off the canvas, and the gloss in this formula adds to the shiny effect of the diamond beads. Very pretty! Easy to use and easy to clean up afterwards.

Good Stuff

I just recently learned about Mod Podge and I love it! I was tasked with trying to come up with a cute idea for my daughters gymnastics team. They got new warm-ups and red glitter back packs this year and we wanted some cute matching shoes. We originally thought about bows, but after watching a few videos and searching the web I decided to try to add glitter to some slide ins. Well I must say they came out great!! The shoes were on clearance for $3, I bought some Mod Podge, red glitter and presto - I'm the new Mom hero! Everyone loves them and just in time for our meet on Saturday!! How I did it: Used sandpaper to lightly sand the area of the shoe that I planned to glitter Placed the shoe on news paper Used a brush to put on a thick layer of Mod Podge Sprinkle the glitter onto the shoe and the Mod Podge Let sit for 5 minutes Tap the excess glitter off of the shoe Add another layer of Mod Podge to seal and keep the glitter in place Let the shoe dry over night

Good for gluing pics onto plastic cat litter buckets

If you have an art background, then Mod Podge is pretty much a clear acrylic gel medium. But, lower cost, and not guaranteed to be archival. So, it might yellow or something like that. If you want long term archival, then something like a Golden clear acrylic gel or Faber Castel clear acrylic gel will work very similar to Mod Podge, but guaranteed to be archival (acid free and won't yellow) and will cost about two to five times as much as Mod Podge. If you don't have an art background, then Mod Podge is like a more fluid Elmer's Glue, except that when Mod Podge dries, it won't dissolve into water anymore like an Elmer's and bugs don't eat it, like Elmer's. The big huge drawback of Elmer's is that it won't seal a top surface. So, when you cover the top of something with Elmer's glue, even moisture in the air can make it sticky later and then dirt/dust can get stuck in the glue. And, you can never wipe down Elmer's glue to clean it, because moisture will really mess it up. Mod Podge is an affordable alternative for craft projects you want to clean later. I've been using this Mod Podge to decorate kitty litter buckets. I get the cat litter that comes in the big yellow plastic buckets, then I wash them and use them as storage bins. Acetone, like in nail polish remover, may remove the ink (for each bucket, it either wipes right off or does nothing at all, and it depends on which factory made the bucket or what month they made it in or something; all are the same brand, but use different ink). Then, I used Mod Podge to put calendar pictures on all 4 sides of each bucket. One coat under the pic to stick it on, and two coats over the top to seal it. After the Mod Podge dries, I've got a decorated storage bin and I can wipe it down with a damp rag to clean. The Mod Podge sticks fine to the plastic. I found that I use about 3 ounces acetone and 1 ounce Mod Podge per bucket. Mod Podge stay just a little stick on the surface for months. It's not to where touching a surface will do anything. But, if you had something like a book cover, and you put a pic on with Mod Podge, then painted over the top to protect it, then you let it dry a couple of days, then put it in a stack, that pressure and touching of being in the stack would get parts of the cover stuck to the book next to it and really mess it up. Mod Podge recommends use a sealer that they also sell and if that is the top coat, then it dries quickly. For things you make for you, your choice of really long cure time (months). For things you will sell or gift, you probably want the separately sold Mod Podge brand sealer, because then you can have a short cure time and give/sell without including weird special care instructions. By the way, most artist gel mediums have long cure times as well, where the surface will be a little sticky for months after application. This helps a second coat to bond on top, and if you use it like a glue, it helps to later be able to remove air bubbles then press down and get it to stick where the air bubbles were. Dollar Tree sells 2 ounce squirt bottles of Mod Podge, which can be a good way to try a small amount at home. They also have different kinds, like gloss versus satin finish, so you can see a small amount of each and decide which you like. Then, this big jar on Amazon can refill the little squirt bottle, so you can have that as a way to dish out a small amount at a time (pouring from the 16 ounce jar can be clumsy, and sticking a brush right into it can add glitter or water or whatever to the big bottle). Right now, Mod Podge is cheaper on Amazon than at WalMart, so Amazon is a good place to get it. No noticeable fumes and no special instructions about using in a well ventilated area. In general, acrylic paints for art use don't have any restrictions, and since Mod Podge is essentially a lost cost clear acrylic paint, I wouldn't expect any fumes. It has a glue smell, similar to Elmer's.

Excellent for a mirrorlike shine

After using only the matte finish Mod Podge, I switched to this for making bangle bracelets, eyeglass cases, and other small items. It gives them all a beautiful high-gloss professional-looking finish. For extra protection, I add two or three coats of polyacrylic varnish.

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