Tools and material
Cloths, metallic brush, brushes, sandpaper, gloss, paint and wax.

Natural contrast
� You can apply the decap� technique with a single layer of the chosen product directly on to the wood to highlight the grain.
� On hard woods with more resistant grain, such as oak, chestnut or ash, the contrast will be greater than on soft woods, such as pine or fir.
� To open the pores of the wood, pass over a metallic brush in the direction of the grain. Then remove the remains, clean the dust and leave the surface dry.
� Then apply the chosen decap� product in thick layers, depending on the tone tried earlier to check the effect. It can be plastic paint, enamel or special white wax. The product should penetrate the pores well. Apply with cloth or brush, depending on the type used.
� Leave to air and dry as long as necessary. This could be a few minutes or 24 hours if you have used enamel. Then remove the wax or paint with cloth or sandpaper until you achieve the desired effect.
� The result is much more natural if the corners, edges and moulds are well rubbed, with only light passes on the flat areas.

Various layers
� Another option is to create the decap� effect on the first layer of gloss or paint.
� Then prepare the wood, apply the colour in acrylic paint bearing in mind the effect that is most appropriate to the wood chosen. Another option is to apply a first layer of plastic paint or enamel.
� When the first layer has dried, apply the second in the same way (as explained in the first section). But remember that if the first is enamel, the second cannot be of plastic-based paint. 
� When dry, sandpaper with the help of a block of wood until the first layer of paint, depending on the desired, is revealed.
� The final result in both cases should reveal the lines of the wood or the white, golden or coloured background of the wood.
� The final pass after the paint has dried is to add a patina of wax.