Gilding an oval carved frame with gold leaf. This is the simplest technology for gluing gold leaf. In just two hours, we will prepare the part for gilding, apply gold leaf glue, glue the mirror cut gold leaf and cover the gilding with glossy varnish. Zlatoros store on OZON: https://ozon.ru/seller/zlatoros-52557... It is necessary to matte the plastic casting. That is, I will go over the surface with a soft thin sanding sponge. This is a very important operation. I disrupt the smoothness of the casting surface, making it matte. So I can be sure that the glue, and therefore the gold leaf and varnish, will stick to the surface. Glitter from flying gold leaf stuck to the silicone mold. Applying gold leaf glue. I will apply the glue with a spray gun. You can spread the glue with a brush for an hour or more. And there will still be some unpainted areas, and some overflow. I will apply glue with a spray gun in ten minutes. And from both sides. The glue will lay more evenly. The device is again simply necessary here. I turn it over and gradually apply glue for gold leaf to the front side with circular movements. From matte, the workpiece gradually turns into glossy. The alcohol evaporates immediately. Gloss here is glue, a thin, even layer of glue for gilding. I will wait for drying for no more than half an hour. Gilding with gold leaf. 1 hour. In the meantime, I will prepare the materials and tools for gilding. I will gild with finely cut gold leaf. It is very volatile, light. The only tools are brushes of different calibers and hardness. The smallest ones are for hard-to-reach places. They are special, for gilding. Although it may be for applying cosmetics, who knows. Medium brushes were bought in regular hardware stores, I chose softer ones. The largest brush, almost a brush, better quality, the bristles are very elastic and soft at the same time. Before use, weigh the container with gold leaf. Then we will see how much was spent on gilding one frame. Always wear gloves and a respirator. Slowly gild one area with a thin brush. I will go through all the stages here at once. Applying gold leaf. Overcasting. And I will press and wipe with gloves. And here is the gilded area, and so on the entire frame. I transfer the cut gold leaf to the glue and distribute it, shade it. Then I take a larger brush. I speed up a little. I set aside one hour for myself to glue the gold leaf. This brush can cover large protruding areas, the bristles are short and it is inconvenient to penetrate the slits. I need to speed up. I take a regular brush and things go. The long bristles press the gold leaf well into the recesses. I immediately smooth the gold leaf and do a rough overcast. I apply more gold leaf at once and put a container underneath to collect the falling scraps. I don’t pick up what falls on the table or the device. I’ll vacuum it up later. I’ve finished a quarter of the frame and will try the widest brush for applying gold leaf. It can be used for the inner frame, but it’s not suitable for the large outer decor. It’s too wide and hard to push through the slits. I return to my favorite long-haired brush and quickly finish the second quarter. The process has gone faster. Then I sped up even more. You can see for yourself. Just a column of gold dust. Finishing applying the gold leaf, I decided to move the camera inside. I quickly finish the gilding from the front. And I move on to the back. Because of the coarse sanding and the thinner layer of glue, the effect is much less expressive here. But it’s important for me to check all the slits here to see if there are any bare spots. And also glue the groove under the mirror with gold leaf, because these places will be visible in the reflection. And now a quick sweep of excess gold leaf. A wide brush is best suited here. It brushes off excess gold leaf well, smooths the surface. The process is fast, I finish the entire frame in literally five minutes. You can see what happens after applying glossy gold leaf. I will cover it with varnish tomorrow. Drying is not included in the stated two hours, of course. Only the time of direct work with the frame. Now you can weigh how much gold leaf was spent on gilding one frame. Only 4 grams. The result is very good, very little wasted despite the haste and simplification of the process. Coating with glossy varnish. 15 minutes. I quickly blow air on our gilded frame and take it to the paint shop. Here I will start from the back again, apply a thin layer of varnish to fix the gilding. I turn it over to the front. Required. Important. I use solvent-based varnish. Therefore, the first layer should be very light, dusty. Otherwise, the dye on the glossy gold leaf will dissolve and everything will become unusable. At the beginning, I add more air, so the fresh varnish will dry out faster, and then dry up. But it is difficult to achieve gloss, especially in the recesses. Therefore, I reduce the air supply and no longer with dust, but with small dropl