Manetti : 23ct Gold Leaf : 80 x 80mm : 11g

New Manetti 23ct Gold Leaf 11g booklets – the thinnest gold leaf Manetti has made to date, without any compromise on quality.

As this is a lighter leaf, it calls for a gentler touch when handling and laying it down, and is well suited to fine, detailed gilding work.

Available in Loose or Transfer, books of 25 leaves.

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Transfer

The gold leaves that are contained in the transfer booklet are held on tissue paper and are laid out in pages. This product 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.

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.