Barnabas Blattgold Gilding Adhesive and Sealer Set - Gilding Adhesive (60ml) & Gold Leaf Sealer (High Gloss, 60ml) plus 2 gilding brushes

I used this today for my first time using gilt. It was super easy. I barely used any of the product and the mirror is about 30”x40”, with 2-3’frame. The bottles are small, but there is more than enough for multiple projects. Here are the before and after of the mirror. It went from brassy gold to antique silver and I love it.

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! LOL Long 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....

The quality is terrific, and the size is perfect. The product is exactly as pictured, and it works great, offering an excellent value for the money. It dries quickly and is very easy to clean up.

Followed the directions to the letter and this glue/ seal worked perfectly on my metal surfaces!

I'm surprised brushes were included. I might not have read the description or forgot but they are sturdy and nice brushes. Good thing since it took me 3 days to apply the gold leaf to my archway (had to do it at night or I'd finish earlier). Definitely let the adhesive dry or it will tear your gold leaf if it's wet. I've never gilded so I learn from mistakes.