I'm sure this is a very silly question but - how does one apply disco dust? Do you just brush it on dry like lustre or pearl? Or do you need to add liquid?

Thanks in advance for answering my silly question of the day

You can do either. I've painted it on mixed with vodka.

Thanks for the reply. Does it retain its super sparkly appearance when you mix it with the vodka?

Wet the area you want it to stick to if it is dry. Dab it on with a poofy dry brush.

You can also apply piping gel to the area and then pour the disco dust on it.

It will still be sparkly after mixing with vodka.

what's the difference in how it looks when added on (like glitter) or mixed with vodka first, then painted on?

I'm guessing that the sparkly is more subtle when it's mixed with vodka and looks more like glitter when added without vodka - is that right?

thanks!!

Disco dust is very fine plastic glitter. It's texture/shine, etc. is unchanged when you mix it with anything clear--water or vodka.

It's relatively hard to control in liquid because it doesn't really "mix". It floats and often clumps.

For a nice even application, the easiest method is to paint the object with a thin coat of piping gel and to sprinkle the disco dust over it, with it over a piece of parchment paper or plastic lid. If you cut a notch out of the plastic lid, you can use it as a way to funnel the excess dust back into the container.

HTH
Rae

That's how I do it--and how I was taught to do it in a class I took on making gelatin flowers & bows.

HTH
Rae

thanks, Rae!

It depends on what you want to apply the dust to. For a fondant cake I sprinkle onto the fondant while rolling out just before I get to the thickness I want then I roll further securing the glitter to the fondant then I lift and cover the cake. For gelatine or gumpaste flowers I brush a thin coat of gumglue or sometimes eggwhite on the edges and touch the edges to the disco dust already laid out in a flat plate. I use gumglue most often for my sugar pieces and in some instances like stenciling I use royal icing so I think it just depends on what you want to attach the disco dust to.HTH.