I would prime with Sil-a-thane and then paint with lettering enamel. When the paint is just about dry I would gild then. I have done this before with great success. OK, not on iron but other things...
Have a great one!
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
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Steins, I made a freestanding candelabra about 8 years ago and did a distrssed gild on the feet using schlag gold (sp?) I don't know if this will suit your purposes but the method I used was as follows, bear in mind that it was a distressed gild (faux aged) so if the technique is of any use to you then just remove the steps where the aging is added. The piece is also kept indoors so that would obviously have a pronounced effect on the life expectancy. After the piece was formed, I gave it a thorough run over with the angle grinder fitted with a sanding disk to remove all burrs, surface rust, mig wire tailings etc. I then sprayed it with "pot belly black", the paint used for coating slow combustion stoves. The legs were sized and the gild applied much earlier than usual. Once the gild was applied I let it tack off for a while longer and then dragged my thumb over it to form cracks and other imperfections. Another coat of pot belly black was applied which then had a turpentine soaked rag pulled over it, leaving the imperfections with a glaze of black through them.
That was some time ago now and the gild is still quite bright even for schlag, I would imagine real gold would still be just as lustrous as the day it was applied or close to it. No signs of rust or other deterioration as yet. HTH, David
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Steins, I have encountered problems with electrolysis from the dis-similar metals.To overcome this it is necessary to build an insulator between them. The easiest way is with several coats of paint before the gold size goes on. Should last a long time. Ciao
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Wouldn't SignGold be a good alternative for this application?
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