Returns object of thin gold plated set in wood

The technique of gold with gold bread (a very thin sheets of gold 24 carats set on prepared wood or plaster, to mimic the appearance of burnished gold) has centuries old. The craftsmen gilders are real experts, able to handle the gold to the perfection and create wonderful gilt mirrors, altarpieces, moldings of techo… Without reaching these ends, we can also restore Golden objects which have damaged us or apply this technique to different pieces to give a new look.

Gold leaf is the material used for Brown. Today, in arts and crafts of generally used the fake gold leaf, an alloy of metals that it mimics the gold and is much more cheap and easy to use. There is also a pan of silver, copper, with a touch of óxido… All of them are handled similarly. Gold leaf leaves are placed on a pad with scroll screen named pomazón and cut with special double-bladed knives, picking up later with a fine brush natural hair flat called Polonaise.

The fake gold leaf can even handle with the fingers, provided that we we impregnemos of talc and have carefully. To paste it on the surface to Brown, there must first apply an adhesive called mixtión and let dry time indicating the container. When mordant, we paste the pan d’Oro pieces and will fix it it with a soft brush. Nothing happens because appear cracks; they can contribute to the aged look of the piece. Then it should be left dry gold 24 hours, and we grow old. It can be made by rubbing it with cotton (for removing unfixed parties and make brightness), to then apply a patina of aging similar to that used in the furniture with aged white finish (also sold prepared).

The basis for the implementation of the gold is traditionally made with stucco or gesso, a mixture of plaster and queue you can find ready in stores of crafts and DIY centers. Mass apply with brush and sanded to be fine; then gives a hand of Bull (a special clay of reddish color that is mixed with hot rabbit tail), although the bull also we can simulate it with plastic or acrylic paint English Red, which we will implement three hands. Paint polishes with steel No. 0000 fluff and we can already begin with el dorado.