Manetti : 22ct Italian Moongold Leaf

Manetti 22ct Italian Moongold Leaf is 92% gold with silver and palladium mixed in to create a unique colour.

Each book of leaf contains 25 leaves that measure 80mm x 80mm – available in loose or transfer leaf.

One book of gold will cover an area of 0.16m² without waste or overlap. (The amount of waste can be determined by the gilder’s own level of expertise and will depend on the complexity of the surface being gilded.) The higher the gold content of a leaf the more durable it will be. For outdoor work it is advisable to only gild using leaf that 23ct or higher to avoid tarnishing.

Loose

Loose leaf is often used for decoration of inlaid surfaces, it is also sometimes used in the decoration of smooth surfaces where the gilder prefers its use over transfer leaf. In order to gild surfaces of all shapes and sizes, it may also be necessary to cut the leaf into smaller pieces with the use of a gilders knife and cushion.

Transfer

Transfer Leaf is the same as loose leaf except that each leaf has been pressed onto a lightly waxed sheet of tissue paper which can be picked up, thus avoiding contact with the metal. The tissue is then offered up to the sized area and rubbed from behind so that the leaf transfers from the paper to the object to be gilded.

Transfer leaf is especially suited for gilding ceilings or other smooth surfaces.

Further pressing is available. As a standard, transfer leaf comes loosely pressed – a loosely pressed leaf will come straight off the paper as soon as you stick any part of it to the gold size. A medium or hard-pressed leaf will only come off where you have pressed the leaf to the size, the rest of the leaf will stay on the paper to use again. The hard-pressed leaf is ideal when working on small letters and details, like honours boards, where the whole leaf coming off would result in a lot of wasted gold.

Please note: metal leaf pressed services cannot be returned or cancelled. Any leaf (gold or metal, etc) which is transfer leaf (rather than loose) can be pressed.