Q&A - Sealing Gold Leaf UPDATE 

Hi Urvi, we'd recommend sticking to leafing size when you're working with gold leaf because glue and acrylic medium won't give you the same results ;)

Hi there, thanks for getting in touch! Yes you can use a thin coating of UV resin to seal gold leaf 😊

Hi John, you can't use coconut oil to seal gold leaf because it won't dry. We'd suggest using an enamel varnish or our gloss medium (you'll only need to use one coat). Hope this helps!

@@MontMarteArt can palm oil do it?

Hi @@johnmichael6053 palm oil also won't dry properly, so we wouldn't recommend using it to seal your gold leaf ;)

Hi Celicia, a leaf protect should be fine, but since we haven't used that particular product we can't give you a definite answer. If you'd like to know whether it's suitable for your project, we'd suggest finding out more about that particular product :)

Hi there, thanks for getting in touch! We are referring to imitation gold leaf 😊

Hi Rabiab, thanks for commenting. You can use an oil based varnish on acrylic, even with gold leaf on the painting 😊

Hi there, thanks for getting in touch! We recommend enamel spray varnish be used over the imitation gold leaf. Regardless though, imitation gold leaf will start to tarnish from about 18 months due to its nature. Hoping this helps! 😊

​@@MontMarteArt do you mean that even if I seal your gold leaf with an oil based varnish it is still going to tarnish over time - 18 months or so?

Hi there, we'd suggest using a solvent-based varnish for that particular project :)

Thanks a lot

Hi there, an oil-based varnish will work well but we wouldn't recommend using the polyurethane varnish in case it contains water (which can damage the gold leaf). If you'd like to paint over it after varnishing, we'd suggest using oil paints for best results. Good luck!

@@MontMarteArt ok thanks.