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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 271279, member: 78"]Hi,</p><p> I use gold leaf. I used to use real gold leaf but it is sooooooo expensive now. I use an imitation golf leaf but it needs some extra work to match it to old leafing. Some times I use silver leaf and when it is done I cover it with yellow shellac which makes the silver leaf turn to gold. It will not tarnish for a long long time. The difference is if you want to match the gold completely or just cover a bad spot. Most of my work is done on picture frames. I guess that metal pieces just for display would work also.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 271279, member: 78"]Hi, I use gold leaf. I used to use real gold leaf but it is sooooooo expensive now. I use an imitation golf leaf but it needs some extra work to match it to old leafing. Some times I use silver leaf and when it is done I cover it with yellow shellac which makes the silver leaf turn to gold. It will not tarnish for a long long time. The difference is if you want to match the gold completely or just cover a bad spot. Most of my work is done on picture frames. I guess that metal pieces just for display would work also. greg[/QUOTE]
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