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Light amber, almost clear, fast drying (1 hour) final coat over Back-Up black or yellow ochre.

Gilders Gold Leaf Backup Paint - Used as a Backup Enamel when backing up Gold or Silver Leaf while glass gilding. Gilders Back Up is packaged in Silk Screening Consistency, & for Brushing may be thinned with Turpentine or Mineral Spirits. 15 minutes dry time.

Asphaltum Varnish, 1 Pint U.S., is used in reverse glass sign work, in sandblasting frosted glass, glue chipping as a resist and shading effects. The darkening liquid for creating warm tones on gold leaf picture frames. Asphaltum Varnish is one of the worlds oldest of coating still used today. Asphaltum Varnish in a glaze is capable of creating a wide spectrum of color. Thin coats of Asphaltum Varnish appear light gold, while Medium coats of Asphaltum Varnish create rich Copper tones, Heavy coats of Asphaltum Varnish create Bronze Burnt Umber undertones and Very thick coats of Asphaltum Varnish appear Black and opaque. Many Antique Vintage Mirrors have Asphaltum Varnish as the original Backing Paint after the Glass was Silvered, Asphaltum Varnish was applied to add depth and scratch protection. This Chemical ships: UPS GROUND ONLY!

Gilders Gold Leaf Back Up Paint - Used as a Backup Enamel when backing up Gold or Silver Leaf while glass gilding. Gilders Back Up is packaged in Silk Screening Consistency, & for Brushing may be thinned with Turpentine or Mineral Spirits. 15 minutes dry time.

Gilders Quick Rubbing Varnish. A traditional alkyd resin quick rubbing varnish of the highest quality. Amber in color, used especially as a undercoat in finishing surfaces, for general purposes-mixing colors and as a quick gold size. Application: Quick Varnish is packaged in brush consistency. For brushing, you may thin with no more than up to 10% with turpentine or mineral spirits. Can rub out(77 degrees)in 24 hours. Clean up with mineral spirits. Gilders Quick Rubbing Varnish SHIPS UPS GROUND ONLY!

Gilders Silver Leaf and White Gold Backup Paint - Used as a Backup Enamel when backing up Silver Leaf while glass gilding. Gilders Back Up is packaged in Silk Screening Consistency, & for Brushing may be thinned with Turpentine or Mineral Spirits. 15 minutes dry time.

Used as a Back Up Enamel when backing up Silver Leaf while glass gilding. Gilders Back Up is packaged in Silk Screening Consistency & for Brushing may be thinned with Turpentine or Mineral Spirits. 15 minutes dry time. SHIPS UPS GROUND ONLY!