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| ‘How To’ |
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| Tips, Techniques and Suggestions for using Gilders Paste |
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| Substrate surface should be dry and clean, free of dirt, oil, grease and scale. |
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Gilders Paste can be directly applied with your finger, sponge, paint –tooth – stencil brushes, cloth, rubber stamps, etc… All colors can be thinned out to further extend, wash, stain or paint your project.
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| Blending Gilders Paste is as easy as mixing two or more colors to match and touch up existing color schemes or to create a custom color. |
| Drying time varies depending on materials, thickness of application and substrate, approximately 30-60 minutes to the touch on dry, low porosity, debris free surfaces. |
| Lightly polishing metallic colors with a soft cloth, after 12 hours of drying, will produce a gilded finish. |
| Will accept an overcoat, such as UV solvent based stable clear lacquer, varnish, acrylic, or clear powder coating to achieve a uniform appearance where the Gilders Paste was not used, or to provide increased durability to areas where repeated. |
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| For very smooth surfaces, such as gloss paint, plastic, ceramics and furniture, it is recommended to abrade the surfaces with 0000 grade steel wool or fine sandpaper or apply a recommended primer. |
| Layering substrates with a solid base color and then stenciling, sponging or wiping another color over base coat can produce unique affects and blends |
| Polishing base coat immediately after application with a dry cloth or slightly wet with thinner will remove Gilders Paste from the relief details and highlight depressed details. Lightly brushing Gilders Paste over the top will highlight the relief details without polishing. |
| Store above 55°F. Apply above 60°F. If Gilders Paste becomes dry, add a little paint thinners or mineral spirits, mix and you are ready to go. |
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