Gold leaf Glass gilding, Sign making and installation in London 

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Thanks John, yes it's HF acid mixed with mica and water

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You could use a transfer paper (graphite paper - I like the brand called Saral) you just put a sheet of graphite paper under your sketch/template, and then draw/transfer the lines onto your gold. Or you could use a pounce pattern (google this)

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thanks, it's CNC carving into plastic

Hi Joe, I’m not sure what you mean. I use water size - water gilding on glass. Then I paint on top of the gold leaf with black paint (to get the letters/lines). Once this paint dries, I wash the surface and the gold leaf only stays where the black paint is.

Thanks! Sure, it's a velvet pad. "The Goldfather Burnishing pad"

Thanks Mark, No it's just a normal stencil vinyl. I like to use RiMask, but other vinyl will do too

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Hey, its pvc in this case to make the sign lighter, but sometimes I use acrylic or tricoya mdf

hi there, in this case it's a solvent based paint called "back up paint". Any black paint on the back of the glass will give you a nice finish if you put enough layers. you may want to try a black metallic film on the back of the glass?

Hi Hannah, it's screen printed

its called acid etching, done with mica flakes and HF acid plus water

acid etching to create a pattern in the glass that you can see in the end

@@loiredesigns9971 looks sort of like glue technique? is it for same texture. cause this looks a lot easier than the glue

with the glue formula you can make faux etching. so make it look like the real etching - like this

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There is not much room for freestyle once the design was approved by the client. It's sign making.. Here, every step have to be precisely planned and executed. It's more about showing the process, techniques that are involved in GLASS signs. Maybe look into "reverse glass gilding" so you can see other craftsmen videos and understand what it is about. Best, Robert

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