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No. Dutch gold leaf is not real gold unless the product is specifically sold as genuine karat gold leaf.
No. Dutch gold leaf should not be treated as real gold unless the product is specifically sold as genuine karat gold leaf.
Dutch gold leaf may be silver, imitation metal leaf, foil, craft material, or another decorative product. Check the product description for genuine gold content and karat before treating it as real gold.
Metal leaf is useful and economical, but it is not the same as genuine karat gold leaf. Copper-alloy metal leaves can tarnish and usually need sealing.
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.
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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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