Wrought Iron Gilding

official signage suppliers to west ham united football club

Gold leaf is predominately used for gilding anything that is going to be used or seen outdoors and particularly if the gold leaf has to be applied in the open air. The gold leaf is literally glued to the object being gilded with gold size, which in appearnce and consistency, closely resembles a clear oil based varnish. If we are producing gold leaf lettering for signs the gold size is tinted with yellow ochre colour oil paint, just enough to be able to see the lettering as it is being signwritten, when the size is nearly dry but still tacky the gold leaf is transferred and stuck to the gold size.