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I've done plenty of backing up of gold leaf on the inside of glass. Now I have a job where the whole of two windows have to have the insides backed up with yellow. What paint would you recommend, and how should it be applied - Sprayed or rollered and stippled. I was thinking of an oil based paint with good adhesion qualities , rollered then stippled. The client is in the midst of re-jigging the interior and spraying might cause too many problems masking out, having to work round other trades on site.
-------------------- Goldenmahl Dave Hodge's Traditional Signs. Preston, England. 01772 743352 Posts: 108 | From: Preston, Lancashire, England | Registered: Mar 2000
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Hello Dave, I wood back up with enamel. You'd probably want to put a little liseed oil in though to prevent marks when youre finished rolling. I guess the weather and the quality of paint would determine wether or not you would want to add this oil though.
-------------------- Alan Mandelbaum Mindy Designs Johannesburg, South Africa mindydesigns@icon.co.za Posts: 27 | From: Johannesburg, South Africa | Registered: Feb 2001
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I'd add some boiled linseed oil and some bullitin spar varnish to the color. I don't know the size of the windows, but about a three foot square would be the size manageable at one time. Stipple that area. then do the next and blend them. If it's not too hot you could do a larger area. I learned to stipple red valances in office interiors with Kotex. The tool worked well, was easy to hold, left an even pattern, and caused more blushing secretaries than anything else.
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