Sweet Sticks Alcohol-Free Activator is a game-changing solution for vegan cake decorators and certain religious groups, thanks to the use of zero alcohol and vegan-friendly ingredients.

This activator will paint on most mediums, drying completely to the touch and rub-free, reducing the risk of your designs being smudged or damaged when packaging and transporting.

To use the Alcohol-Free Activator, we recommend Sweet Sticks' 'Paint & Dust With Zero Fuss' method for a perfectly even coat. Simply paint a thin coat of the activator onto the medium and dust your lustre on afterwards. This method gives your designs a dazzling metallic shine.

As this product is water-based, larger surface areas on sugarpaste and chocolate do not work well with the paint mix method. We recommend trying the "Paint & Dust with Zero Fuss" method as above.

Available in 50ml.

Instructions:

Make Paint using Alcohol-Free Activator + Lustre:

• Dip your brush into the activator and apply a thin layer onto the surface. Less is best. The less back and forth with the activator the better! Using a Lustre Brush, apply lustre onto the wet area.
• Once covered, use your dry Lustre Brush and brush away any leftover lustre.
• You will need 2 brushes for this technique. One wet and the other must be dry.
• Make Paint using our Alcohol-Free Activator plus Lustre:
• Place the amount of lustre you need into your palette and add the alcohol-free activator. Mix until it forms a paint-like consistency.
• This method is great for small surfaces such as raised fondant cookies and finer details. It works well on chilled Swiss meringue buttercream.

Stencil with our Alcohol-Free Activator

• Dip your brush into the alcohol-free activator and apply a thin layer onto the surface. Less is best. The less back and forth with the activator the better! Using a lustre brush apply lustre onto the wet area.
• Securely hold the stencil on the surface as you brush the alcohol-free activator over the top. The stencil will become sticky and it will stay in place.
• Take your dry brush, dab your lustre over the stencil and brush away any loose dust. When you are finished, slowly remove the stencil and admire your work of art!
• This method works on Ganache, Fondant and Buttercream. It will not work on Swiss Meringue Buttercream because of the oily surface.

Paint Powders & Alcohol-Free Activator

• Place the amount of paint powder you need into your palette and add the alcohol-free activator. Mix until it forms a paint-like consistency.
• This method is great for small surfaces such as raised fondant cookies and finer details.
• This combination does not work on chocolate.

Next Working Day Delivery (UK)

Any order placed before 4.30pm Monday - Friday (3:30pm for edible images*), with the Next Working Day Delivery option selected, will be dispatched the same business day (Monday - Friday). Orders placed after the cutoff time using this method will be dispatched on the next working day.

A signature is required for this method, so you will need to be at the delivery address to sign for it. Please allow an additional 24 hours for any order to be delivered to the Scottish Highlands. Please also be aware that any deliveries to Northern Ireland with a 'BT' postcode will usually take three days to arrive (on 2 Day Northern Ireland Delivery).

Pre-Orders

Any order containing a product that is listed as a preorder, will be held until the preordered item has arrived in stock. Orders containing a preorder cannot be split, if other items are needed before the expected delivery date, these items should be ordered separately.

Weekend Deliveries (UK)

Any order placed before 4.30pm* on Friday, with the "Saturday Delivery" or "Sunday Delivery" option selected, will be dispatched on the same day for delivery between the hours of 8am - 6pm on the selected day.

A signature is required for these methods, so somebody will need to be at the delivery address to sign for it. If the order is placed after the 4pm cut-off on a Friday, the order will be dispatched for delivery on the following weekend. Please note we are unable to guarantee any order being dispatched to the Scottish Highlands or Islands to arrive within the quoted time frame.  

*Orders for edible images have a cut-off time of 3:30pm – orders placed after this time will be dispatched for delivery the following week day.

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