Can anybody advise what product to use that will stop silver leaf from tarnishing
Thanks
Mark
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Re: Silver leaf
Old fashion lacquer. It is the nature of silver to tarnish.
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Re: Silver leaf
As JFeig correctly said, painting on a laquer will stop the silver tarnishing. To avoid the "plastic" look, you could go on GoldleafSupplies and under shellac varnishes, they have a Crystal Clear Shellac Varnish which would be perfect for the job.
Dilute it 50/50 with meths, use a good quality, flat watercolour brush, press out the excess from the brush and paint over the leaf.
Dilute it 50/50 with meths, use a good quality, flat watercolour brush, press out the excess from the brush and paint over the leaf.
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