is there a decent gold leaf paint available????

[max]

hello all....
i used to do a fair amount of gold leaf gilding on boats and signs. but it seems as though nobody wants to spend the money for real gold guilding anymore. i have a customer now that wants as close to a real gold look as possible without the cost of guilding.
haas anyone found a good exterior gold leaf paint that gives decent results.
thanks sooo much for any guidance

 

[J Hill Designs]

a better idea is signgold (plotter cut)

i dont think any paint would look 'leafed'

 

[max]

thanks j hill, but unfortunately it is for a sandblasted sign so gonna have to use paint

 

[fresh]

I use either One Shot Metallic gold or Ronan Aqualeaf. They don't compare to real gold leaf though.

 

[d fleming]

small award plaque, sandblasted granite tile with.... testors met gold model paint! If I had a large amount to do I would go another route but I was pleasantly surprised with the result. More importantly so was the customer.

 

[J Hill Designs]

small award plaque, sandblasted granite tile with.... testors met gold model paint! If I had a large amount to do I would go another route but I was pleasantly surprised with the result. More importantly so was the customer.

I've used vinyl on S/B signs a few times - no different then vinyl on a painted wooden board

 

[max]

yes using vinyl would be great but also have to make the entire border gold so i cant use vinyl there.
its an exterior sign so has to be somehing that will hold up to mother nature so model paint isnt an option either..
thanks for the input though

 

[J Hill Designs]

matthews metallic gold satin looks beautiful, but its a 2-part paint.

and as with all metallic paints, it just looks like metallic paint.

 

[SignManiac]

Matthews Brilliant Gold metallic. Forgot to mention, it needs to be clear coated with their UV satin or gloss.

 

[ddubia]

I've used Modern Masters Metallic Paint with good success on exterior sandblasted signs. It is 4 years outdoors and holding up well. I wish I had pics to show. It's very bright.

This is a water-based paint. I brush cleared over it with One-Shot clear.

http://www.modernmasters.com/products.asp?mode=category&bid=2

 

[max]

thanks alot guys.... i think the Matthews brilliant gold is close enough to satisfy anyone who doesnt want to spend the money on real gold... thanks again for everyones advice

 

[GVP]

+1 for Ronan Aqualeaf

 

[OldPaint]

i bought a small can of SEARS GOLD PAINT........needs a clear after it dries.....but had more metalic look then ronan or 1 shot gold.

 

[nodrenim]

Gold leaf paint

Several years ago, I used Matthews 2 part gold leaf paint, clear coated. Lasted several years, the customer loved it. I would use it again in a heart beat.

 

[tbullo]

+1 for Ronan Aqualeaf.

 

[TimToad]

Another vote for Ronan Aqualeaf, but I've recently had awesome results out of the most unexpected place. Rust-Oleum Ultra Cover Metallic Gold from Home Depot. For like $14.00 a quart, it worked far better than I ever expected it would.

I used to manage the graphics dept. at a trade show/exhibit house and we had the entire Matthews paint system, so it was easy to get spoiled on that product.