Ron Percell has a wide variety of leaf. Very knowledgable, and prompt service.
^^-in the heart of gold country... Richard Bustamante Nevada City, California www.signsinthepines.con
-------------------- Richard Bustamante Signs in the Pines www.signsinthepines.com Posts: 781 | From: Nevada City, California | Registered: Nov 1998
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Hi There we stock, Silver/Aluminum, Bronze/Gold/Composite Gold, Copper, & Varigated Leaf you may call us across North America at 800-663-9753 or Fax 888-663-9755 Thanks Marj Payne
-------------------- Pete Payne Willowlake Design/Canadian Signcrafters Bayfield, ON
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use silver leaf and then clear coat it with a product called clear shellac varnish, it won't tarnish it but requires 3-4 coats but since it is meths based it dries in 10 minutes. this is good for both indoors and outdoors and does not take the natural look of the leaf away
silver leaf is a pain though since it is thick compared to goldleaf the joints between each leaf show up.
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-------------------- Miles Cullinane, Cork, Ireland.
From the sometimes sunny south of Ireland, Posts: 914 | From: Cork, Ireland | Registered: Jul 1999
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I made a "test" sample piece using old silver leaf as an experiment once. I layed the leaf, then cleared over various areas w. "Frogjuice". During the span of about a year or so, the exposed silver (gradually) started turning brown. It looked like varigated leaf, only in sepia tones, kinda nice. Eventually (now) the exposed silver totally turned dark brown, but the coated parts remain bright.
I wondered if I had cleared (more) the silver while it was (lightly) tarnishing, I could have kept the look "speckled" as it was. I gotta try that next.
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