Gold size 3 hours - 1 lt

Gold size 3 hours - 1 lt
It is a kind of gluing varnish formed basically from linseed oil with the addition of a desiccant and has the function of preparing the surface to receive the leaf.
It is used in the "oil gilding" which is a system easier than the water gilding but with less brilliant results.
The disadvantage of the oil gilding compared to water gilding is that with the oil gilding the gold leaf can not be burnished. The advantage, however, is that the oil gilding resists even outdoors while the water gilding is only suitable for indoors.
Another difference is that with the oil gilding you do not need the application of the bole.

The water size gilding can be applied to any material.
Before applying the mission it is necessary to apply the gesso or the acrylic bole unless the nase is already perfectly polished.
Between the gesso and the solvent size you should pass a coat of shellac. The function of the shellac is to isolate the size from the gesso thus avoiding kneading between them.

We have available 2 types of sizes that differ for the drying time, ie the time in which the size becomes sticky and ready to receive the gold leaf:
• 3 hours size
• 12 hours size
The higher the percentage of desiccant (ie lead oxide), the lower the time of drying.
The mission of 3 hours is more suitable for outdoor where the risk of attracting dust is greater.
The weather greatly affects drying times.
In hot areas the drying time, in fact, is shorter than that specified by the manufacturer.

Code D29S1 = 3 hour mission in 250 ml bottles
Code D29S2 = 3 hour mission in 1000 ml bottles
Code D29F12D = 12 hour mission in 250 ml bottles
Code D29F12M = 12 hour mission in 1000 ml bottles

Gold size 3 hours - 1 lt