Barnabas Blattgold: Gold Leaf Gilding Adhesive 120ml - Gilding Adhesive for Gold Foil Sheets, Gold Leaf Sheets for Art, Gold Leaf Plating

As someone new to painting/refinishing furniture, I have so much yet to learn.I've watched hrs upon hrs of different YouTube tutorials and it's a real crap shoot.You either get really solid advice from someone who really knows what they are doing or you get an epic fail (5 min crafts, I'm talking to you! LOLLong story short, I wanted to do gold gilding on a piece of furniture but I didn't have any gilding adhesive.NO PROBLEM, or so I thought. I'll just use another adhesive, one that I've had past experiences with and it worked well for the tasks at hand.It worked all right.Having never gilded anything before I had nothing to compare it to.Fast fwd a few weeks, I needed some more adhesive so I ordered the Barnabas brand as I'd previously ordered their gilding sheets (which by the way were Fab!)I initially thought that the 30-minute wait time was going to take forever. However, I'm in an arid climate and it did not take 30 mins to go clear and tacky. This made me happy, however, much more than the short dry time was how well, EVENLY, and SMOOTHLY the Barnabas adhesive bonded to the gilding sheets. It was like NIGHT and DAY! I would never have thought that an adhesive would/could make that much difference but it did.Gilding is a beautiful, messy technique that can't be replicated. As a novice, I found it to be a painstakingly tedious process but the end results are well worth it.Knowing what I know now, I would NEVER use another adhesive on such a large piece. It might have worked for something really small but if you're going to do a lot of gilding (especially over uneven surfaces) save yourself some hassle and invest in a product that's made for it.One lesson down....

After trying several adhesives I was truly happy purchasing this product. Quality. Perfection. I would purchase again

Great adhesive. Goes on bluish and dries clear when it's ready to be gilded.

I love this adhesive. It works very well on paper and paintings, which is all I have used it for (see someone else for use on ceramics). HOWEVER, if you buy this, I highly recommend transferring it to a different container. The seal on the lid isn't airtight, and if you aren't using it all the time, the glue inside will dry. The whole container won't dry out, but the inevitable bit of glue that seeps from the lid to the gap between the container and lid will dry. It becomes a nightmare to open, and I finally had to break open my last jar with a knife. Sadly, that wasted half my container. I am off to hunt down a better container before I purchase a new jar of gilding adhesive.If you can get a small, completely airtight container, do so *before* you open the adhesive up, or you may find yourself struggling to open it a second time.

More than what I expected. Good quality sheets. Tools included. Can’t wait to try out the adhesive.

I've never used gold leaf before, so this is the first and only glue I've tried. The fact that it goes on blue and changes to clear when it's ready is so handy! It worked great and my projects have been awesome.

Wasn't very happy with the quality of adhesion. I did use on a very porous surface, untreated wood, so I'm sure that played a big part. But, I used another kind of water based glue on the same wood and had better results. I would try this product again on a smooth surface and I'm sure I would get better results.The positives of this product are that cleanup is easy and there is no noticeable odor.

easy to use