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Description
Imitation Silver Leaf, also known as, silver leaf, aluminum Leaf, aluminum foil, Schlagmetall Aluminum, Foglia d’Argento Imitazione, which is made of aluminum 100%. We have the best prices for Imitation Silver Leaf & Schlagmetall Aluminum in USA.
Aluminum has a silver color that allows it to substitute for genuine silver leaf. It is sometime referred to as composition artificial silver leaf.
Approximate measures coverages of our packaged imitation leaf
Size: sheets 16cm x 16 – 6 ¼” x 6 ¼”
| Package Type | Item Code | Square Feet | Square Meter | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | IS-07 | 5 ft² | 0.50 m² | $3.90 |
| 50 | IS-06 | 10 ft² | 1 m² | $6 |
| 500 | IS-04 | 105 ft² | 10 m² | $30 |
| 1,000 | IS-03 | 215 ft² | 20 m² | $45 |
| 10,000 | IS-01 | 2,150 ft² | 200 m² | $370 |
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Package description
- Packets 25 sheets: loose leaves with tissue paper envelope and two cardboard sheets wrapped in plastic bag perfectly packaged.
- Packets 50 sheets: loose leaves with tissue paper envelope and two cardboard sheets wrapped in plastic bag perfectly packaged.
- Packets 500 sheets: loose leaves with tissue paper separation each 100 leaf, wrapped with paper.
- Package 1,000 sheets: contain two packets of 500 sheets wrapped with paper (tissue paper separation each 100 leaf).
- Package box 10,000 sheets: contains 20 packets of 500 sheets wrapped with paper (tissue paper separation each 100 leaf).
Gilding for the Home
Today’s renewed interest in decorating with metallic effects, from silver metal leaf, faux finishes and decorative painting has led people to rediscover the art of gilding. Because the application of leaf lends itself to almost any surface and shape, artists and designer are incorporating it into their work across all mediums.
The ideas that leaf is a temperamental material whose applications take exacting techniques may have been keeping you from trying your hands at gilding.
This webpage is designed to help you set aside those preconceived notions. While leaf is delicate, it’s not unmanageable, and new materials are making it easier to apply than ever before.
Leaf come in a variety of metal, offering options in both color and price. These available choices, combined with painted based coat, tinted sealers, or finishing highlights, can give you endless effects.
With a basic understanding of the techniques and a willingness to experiment, you can gild just about anything. Consider a touch of silver around a door frame or molding. Imagine candlelight reflected from a golden furniture and silver ornaments, recycled pieces, flea-market finds away lend themselves perfectly to gilding; they get a new life and you acquire a resurrected treasure to keep or give as a gift.
Gilding Silver Wall and silver leaf celling with imitation silver leaf is as fashionable today as it has ever been and it always adds a touch of glamour and style to a room. Mix gilding with contemporary furniture and objects d’ art to produce a stunning new look
How to apply Imitation Silver Leaf in Seven Simples Step
There are seven basic steps to gilding. The complete of each step is based on the object you will be gilding and the desired look of the finished project. An antique wood surface will take more preparation that a metal, fiberglass, plastic, plaster, ceramic and glass. No matter what you gild, you should get good result by simply following these steps.
This step varies according to the composition and condition of the surface you will be gilding. It is the important phase:
- Wood Surface
- Metal Surface
- Glass & Ceramics Surface
- Plastics, Vinyl & Leather Surface
These step hast two purposes:
- Obtain an effect on the final finished
- Seal and get smooth surface “Body”
This step varies according to the final finished effect of the surface you will be gilding. It is the most important phase of any project, since proper preparation not only makes gilding easier but to get excellent quality result.
The object is to cover the surface with the thinnest possible film, avoid adhesive size excess, drops, bubbles and squirt.
Gilding on flat surfaces
Lay the leaf on to the sized area, finally are firmly pushed wherever necessary with a gilding-brush and cotton-wool.
Rub the gilded area
With Cotton-wool, gently tamp the leaf in to place, and raised areas and start rubbing to removes the excess leaf residues, always in the direction of the overlap
Seal with a Wax
Add small quantity of wax to Cotton-wool and when impregnate the wax cotton-wool through, start polishing the gilded areas.
You can finishes or enhance the gilding surface for multitude of special effects. This step is optional and depends on your concept of this finished project. You can make the Silver Leaf look older, real leaf, tone down the shining, fashionable, overpaint it, or add surface decorations.
You should seal the gilded surface to prevent that tarnishes if you are using imitation Silver leaf, composition leaf, or copper leaf, metal leaf and also surfaces on which objects are constantly places and subjects to contact from the body.