In addition to the gloss black I think a gloss clear coat was applied on top and then buffed to a high sheen and THEN even the standard metallic paints got them good results. Give a unique decorative effect to glass splash-backs, mirrors, or glass room dividers with Creative Resin’s glitter glass paint products. If you’ve never done it before, it’s really easy and with the right paint and just a little prep work, it works like a charm every time. This glitter paint for glass is available in various colours to provide some exciting and bespoke special effects to the glass before adding your desired backing colour in our GlassPaints Supreme or H2O.

I just looked back through my archives and I can’t believe that I have never shared a glass painting project with you guys. Once you have cured the gold paint in the oven, spray paint the back of the plate on top of the splatters.It sometimes works to hold the brush straight, propping your hand, and turning the jar to make an even line. Next, spray light layers of whatever color of spray paint you are using until you get the desired effect waiting for a minute or two between coats of paint and turning the glass upside down each time. Gliding it over, the leaf is tamped onto the water, which then evaporates, pulling the leaf down onto the glass for maximum coverage. The main properties of gold, silver or platinum fired bright precious metal decorations comprise brilliance and precious metal tone, dishwasher resistance and resistance to mechanical and chemical attack.

Since the dome had a glass knob and wouldn’t sit flat when turned upside down, I found a round box to sit the dome on, and it worked perfectly. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. If you want to have run lines in the mercury glass, then mist the vinegar on the glass a little more heavily so it will run when the glass is turned upside down.By the way, if gold is not your thing, you can use this same technique with any color of multi-surface craft paint for your own custom splatter painted plates. Or take a saunter into our process with the film above, which is a bit of fun for us and a lot of informative for you! Smack bang in the middle of Shoreditch, we’re blessed to be part of a community of artisans who believe in safeguarding traditional skills, and so in keeping with that spirit we’ve archived our insider secrets to help demystify the magic for you.

No offense, but a "gold mirror paint" should be able to make a gold mirror finish on ANY surface, such as an armour piece of a C-3PO suit (like a "real" silver chrome paint should give a shiny chrome effect on a T-1000 bust). Whether you're into die cutting, card making, colouring, baking or soft crafts and everything else in-between, we've got you covered. Should reverse the process and start with the darkest color first since I’m not painting the inside but rather the outside?Once your paint is thinned out a bit, take your plate outside and place it upside down on a piece of cardboard or a tarp. As we’d be painting a street facing sign from the inside, we flipped the template to create a mirror image. Some folks would say never retouch or repaint, I can hear the screaming now when I say: Since it is a mass produced item, since this is a stencil applied (not hand painted) design, since the value is already reduced from the damage, It isn't a horrid idea to retouch it, imho. Step 4) Brush on your second layer and again, you don’t want to saturate the area, just enough paint to cover. I have so many old things, that almost every thing I own has a chip, scratch, hairline, tear or missing this or that.

To speed up the drying process or in combination, the paint can also be fired for 30 minutes at 150 °C in the oven.

Long-lasting coating shades colours or decorates for years or days – it’s up to you how long you want to use it. That may not be possible with the paint that is here now, as tape will remove it, I wouldn't be surprised if rubbing with soap and water might lift some of the gold, as well making it difficult to remove the retouching without causing further damage.