1000+ questions about gold, silver, and metal leaf; gilding supplies, tools, techniques; edibles; craftwork; and troubleshooting.
Handle dutch gold leaf gently with clean, dry tools or hands as appropriate. Leaf and foil can wrinkle, tear, or pick up fingerprints easily.
Handle Dutch gold leaf with clean, dry tools or gloves to avoid fingerprints and discoloration.
The leaf can wrinkle, crease, or pick up oils from fingers. Use backing paper, a soft brush, cotton gloves, or clean dry hands only when the format allows it.
Do not leave handled imitation leaf unsealed in humid or dirty conditions. Fingerprints and residue can become visible after sealing or as the metal tarnishes.
Imitation, composition, and metal leaf create decorative metallic finishes, but they are not genuine gold.
Metal leaf includes composition gold, aluminum, copper, and variegated leaf. It is used for indoor decorative finishes when genuine gold is not required.
Copper-alloy metal leaf tarnishes and must be sealed except aluminum; aluminum may darken slightly without a sealer. Gloves help prevent fingerprints and residue under sealer.
 SeppLeaf Products provides an unparalleled array of genuine gold leaf, silver leaf, palladium leaf, and metal leaf; gilding tools and supplies.
SeppLeaf Products distributes Liberon premium finishes, Kolcaustico Venetian plaster, Mixol Universal Tints, and Gold Gourmet edible genuine gold and silver. SeppLeaf Products is a corporate member of the Society of Gilders.
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