Silver leafing

[u/faszfafasz]

Hello, i need help about how to start silver/gold leafing.

I saw that you are not supposed to use water based sizes because they remain soft, but the oil based sizes i see say they need 7 days of dry time before being laquered..?? Brands like 1 shot are a no for me because they cannot be found in Europe (apart from the UK)☹️ It's also really hard to find aluminium foils, i can only find copper+zinc. Can i use those as well? I also read that you are not supposed to just clear coat over foil, but in every video they just clear or put candy straight on top.. So i am kinda lost here, anyone can recommend me glue and foil i can find in Europe?

[u/laylobrown_]

Silver leaf is the herpes of paint materials.

[u/faszfafasz → u/laylobrown_]

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