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Bruce Eggleston
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Also, I have been trying to gild a chipped glass project and am having a heck of a time getting thee gold to cover the chipped area. Even after three guilds it looks as if it were the first. I tried fast size, slow size, and damar. How do you get that stuff to cover?

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Bruce Eggleston
Eggleston Signs
315 So. Main St.
New Carlisle, Oh.
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Bob Ficucell
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You need to use water size, then once you have laid the leaf, GENTLY push the gold in the "Chipped "areas with a cotton ball. Bob

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Bob Ficucell
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David Harding
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You can also try Angel Gilding. I used to get the chemicals for that from Rick Glawson. They may still be available somewhere. I have found, however, that water gilding is just as easy as Angel Gilding glue chip projects.

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David Harding
A Sign of Excellence
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Richard Bustamante
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If you lay the piece horizontal, and apply the
water size, it settles in the groves. Tilt the
glass up slightly, and lay the gold. Next, lift
the glass vertical; to let the water flow out.
Then,(as above) use a cotton ball to gently
push the gold into the remaining cracks.

Afterwards, clear with window spar. Then go
over it with 1-shot gold enamel to hide the
hollidays.

Hope this helps.

--Richard Bustamante
www.signsinthepines.com

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Signs in the Pines
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Vance Galliher
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bruce, try water gild first , lay your glass flat , flood your glass with size....lay leaf, tip and drain water.........burnish........then oil size , and lay second gild........i grew up in cambridge a long time ago.........vance

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.........hahaha....richard ,......we're having the thought at about the same time.........i think it's good advice..........vance

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Richard Bustamante
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Yea Vance; But I had it first! hahahaha
Great minds think alike.

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