24K Gold Painting Powder for Silver - 1 gram
Use 24K Gold Painting Powder to accent your silver pieces. Add value and real gold beauty to your fine silver and sterling silver pieces with this easy to use gold painting powder. Paint on with a paint brush and bond with a torch or kiln. 1 gram of 24K gold goes a long way, and co-firing and fusing makes the process quick, fun and profitable!
This product comes with the essential gold painting powder solution for use. Click for the mixing cup duo with cover as shown in the video.
Real 24K gold. Contains recycled gold.
Made in the USA.
How to use:
Mix gold painting powder for silver with included solution, until a consistency similar to thin acrylic paint has been achieved.
Paint onto a freshly fired piece of silver metal clay. If applying to sterling silver, it will need to be depletion gilded first. If applying to a piece that is already polished, reheat the piece using a torch or kiln. This applies to standard silver. Heat with a torch for 1 - 2 minutes or fire in a kiln at 1650°F for 10 minutes for fine silver.
Two coats of application is recommended.
Allow the paint to completely dry before firing. The dried paint is lighter in color than the wet paint, and can be used as an indicator that the applied gold paint is ready to be fired. Fire with a torch for 1 – 2 minutes, or in a kiln at 1470°F for 10 minutes.
Once the piece has cooled, burnish the applied gold with a burnisher to bring out the gold shine.
Any remaining gold painting powder that has been mixed with the solution can be left to dry out, scraped back into the jar and saved for future use. Alternately, if the gold painting powder was mixed on a designated pallet or cup that can be covered to keep contaminants out, you can leave it to dry and simply re-add solution.
Gold Painting Powder vs Gold Plating?
Gold painting powder results in a thicker application, more similar to gold-filled than gold plated. Your design may inform your decision on which to use. For example, it's a bit easier to apply the painting powder precisely if you were wanting the gold only on specific areas. An electroplating bath would plate the entire piece in gold, unless areas are masked off. If you are looking for gold on the entire piece, gold plating is a better option.
