The original Liquid Leaf Metallic Gilding Paint 35ml - Classic Gold

Terrific. I originally did this statue in gold leaf, but it was pretty much impossible to cover all the folds and creases and sculptural whatnots, so it was visibly 'spotty'. I've just gone over it with Liquid Leaf, and it looks aces. I'd be hard pressed to tell the difference: possibly there's just a fraction less reflectivity than real gold leaf, but really not much at all, and for complicated shapes which are hard to gild with gold leaf, this stuff is an excellent substitute. Recommended.

I have used this paint before and can really recommend this product. After giving the paint a really good stir, I usually decant a small amount into a small container. I find this works better as you do have to keep stirring the paint to get the best results. I have used this on wood, metal and clay and the colour is fabulous.

This did not have a bright gold finish - instead it has a rather dark antique brass (silk) finish. I bought the colour 'Gold'; am not sure if 'Florentine Gold' is any brighter. So, reasonable results but not as good as expected, so somewhat disappointed.

Fantastic stuff!! Didn't know it even existed! ! Have brightened up some old mirror and picture frames for £5 and there is still 3/4 of the pot left. ... goes a very long way and looks amazing..... delivered in 2 days... very happy

T-1000No, not that liquid metal, but you catch my meaning for this super paint is almost liquid gold. Like many fellow reviewers here I wanted to attempt to restore the gold lettering on my parents’ gravestones. My dad died in 1982 and so you can see it’s been out there in the elements for many years. A further problem I had was that I couldn’t tell nor remember whether the lettering was in gold-leaf or gold paint. I tried buying a ‘book’ of gold leaf but in truth as I wanted to work with the headstone in place, this was very difficult and I gave up the attempt.Although it’s early days and I only made a start this morning, the paint shows great promise. Preparation is the key as always and I am grateful to other reviewers for their wonderful suggestions as to how to get the best out of this paint. Here are some points to recap and to think about.It’s expensive stuff so make sure you don’t knock it over. It’s cost is incomparable with the most expensive element – your time - so choose a bright day and prepare for the fact that one session won’t be enough so think of it as a summer project.It skins over quickly. This is a good thing as you can see the gold leaf forming on the surface and it makes it feel even more authentic. Prepare for this, however, by taking along a nice little stirring stick and stir before you start and then regularly. You may want to decant it into smaller bottles but in fact the original is a nice size and easy to avoid tipping it over and also allow one’s brush to move quickly in and out without having to negotiate tiny bottle and narrow neck.You’ll be working outside so fumes aren’t a problem.Make yourself comfortable. I took along a cushion so that I could sit in front of the stone and work closely. I also took some close fitting disposable latex gloves in case I got covered in paint – though mercifully this did not happen.Take two or three different sized quality brushes. Don’t skimp on these as you’ll wish you hadn’t and take your time. Do not obsess too much on just one letter as you can always go back once it’s dried a bit and build a little more.Resist the temptation to slop it in there with the view that you can go back and scrape out the edges. If the edges to the engraving are straight and tight then yes by all means deploy careful use of a sharp scraper – I took one of those that mounts a Stanley-knife blade and it was perfect. The problem is that the engraved edges aren’t always perfect and if you’ve covered them in paint you find that it becomes hard to then tidy it up. It’s better to be as accurate as you can be on first intention and then if need be you can always tidy up the odd bit where you’ve been a bit over-enthusiastic. The sharp scraper was great for this and another trick is to wait until the paint has set a little as it’s then easier to scrape off.The straight lines are easy the curves a little less so and worst of all are the little ‘tails’ that come off the letters as shown for artistic effect on the font. (sorry, these must have a proper name!) I was very careful with these as sometimes the edges are not smooth. I think then leave these until the bulk of each letter has been done, then swap to a very tiny brush and use this to gently stroke the paint into these accents. If you do go over then wait for the paint to dry a minute or two then use the edge of your sharp scraper to tidy up the edge. If one works carefully then one can even make the letters look better by filling out some of the untidy edges.I am also grateful to the reviewer who suggested a rag soaked in WD40 to tidy up and remove excess paint. This worked well though I suspect that white spirit would also work. The thing that would have been very useful would have been cotton buds if one can still mention these in polite circles as these dipped in white spirit or the WD40 would be an excellent way of tidying round the excesses.The rapid setting time is also a positive as it means that you can create a nice solid, high-build finish. The letters are engraved into the granite itself and with care one can get the paint to flow into the ‘grooves’ so created.Don’t try doing too much as you quickly get cold and tired and then your efforts tend to become a little less accurate. Better to finish at some useful point and come back another day.Take along a little pot of white spirit as the brushes cleaned up nicely in this. Some disposable tissues and the brushes will be ready for another day.I suspect that it won’t be as good as a professional reworking with proper gold leaf but then again this would cost hundreds of pounds and I suspect that the professionals would insist on removing the headstone in order to work on it. For now however the paint isn’t half bad and it’s a question of getting the right balance. As Arnie himself might say “Come with me if you want to get a life.” Enjoy.

It wasn't good, evertime i clean the item it come of with fabric

Looks more like copper than gold, even though it was mixed well.

Did a nice job on some fancy dressing table handles that were 30 years old. Quite messy -find a good throw away afterwards cardboard surface to work on to mob up the blobs!