Spottsville
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 3, 2012
- Messages
- 265
- Location
- US
- Vessel Name
- Quiet Company
- Vessel Make
- Great Harbour GH-47
Unless carefully clear-coated silver leaf will tarnish. Genuine 23k gold leaf will look good for years if applied properly. Lots of info available online but it can be frustrating to work with for the novice. Are you certain that what you have is genuine gold leaf? There are some excellent faux gold leaf products that are fine for interior applications but they won't stand up very long in a saltwater and sunshine environment.
We opted to go with SS letters!
Easily applied my former pocket-cutter's name with custom-ordered vinyl on both its sides.
On my current trawler, the builder painted the boat's name and home port on the stern for no extra charge.
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Here is a carved mahogany board mounted on stand-off spacers on the transom. I wanted gold leaf but at the time gold was very expensive so I chose paint. Still looks pretty good although it may require its first re-varnish after this summer.
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Here is a carved mahogany board mounted on stand-off spacers on the transom. I wanted gold leaf but at the time gold was very expensive so I chose paint. Still looks pretty good although it may require its first re-varnish after this summer.
We opted to go with SS letters!
Sounds like a great challenge, I think it would be very nice. I'm a Jewelery designer and Gemologist, I took the gold and silver on trade.
10 years is plenty for us View attachment 63284
Sounds like a great challenge, I think it would be very nice. I'm a Jewelery designer and Gemologist, I took the gold and silver on trade.
10 years is plenty for us View attachment 63284
Beautifully done
I don't know if it's easy. But this is what a lot of people do with gold leaf.
Gold Leaf Boat Names » Designs & Signs