From:
Norman Watts <Norman_Watts@zzzzzzz>
Date:
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:04:12 -0400
Subject:
dust on gilding
On Aug 16, 2005, at 10:30 AM, Don Dougan wrote:
Quoted text begins.When I do gilding using 22K leaf I usually don't seal the leafing with
anything
End of quote.
Thanks Don. Question: How do you keep the newly gilded surface clean,
i.e. during the subsequent sanding step? Or do you not sand the surface
of the slate again because you only apply size up to the exact
perimeter of what you are going to gild? I tried this initially but the
original chisel cuts were so much more precise than I could do with a
brush later on, especially in fine winding lines and serifs.
I don't necessarily want a "flawless surface" as you say, I just don't
want to loose the high reflectivity of the clean gold (or palladium)
surface. In fact, I avoided the lacquer because it was something that I
thought would cut down the reflectivity and it also would age. But if
lacquer is the way to go then its the way to go.
n
Norman Watts, Ph. D.
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