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Wrights of Lymm have a range of Starter kits including Gilding Starter Kits , Narrowboat Starter Kits, and Pinstriping Starter Kits. These starter kits would made a perfect gift this Christmas , all of the gift sets can be found on our website.   https://www.stonehouses.co.uk/special-offers/starter-kits.html  

Whilst Stocks Last Wrights of Lymm have available 127.0mm Zinc Plate Stencils 0-9 (5") at a reduced rate of £18.70 which can be found in the special offers section of our website. https://www.stonehouses.co.uk/special-offers.html      

Gold size is a form of glue that can be used as an adhesive in order to make sure that the gold leaf adheres correctly to the surface that is to be gilded. We offer a range of different gold sizes that typically fit into two different categories. Water-based size and Oil- based size. Water based size is only suitable...

If you are new to gilding and have no prior experience or knowledge with gilding we offer a wide range of starter kits for Gold Leaf , Silver Leaf , Imitation Gold leaf , imitation Silver leaf and Copper Leaf. Which contain all of the products that you will need in order to get started with gilding. Including Leaf...

There are a number of different tools that can be used to apply gold leaf depending on your preference. We have a range of gilders tips that can be used to apply the gold leaf, we also stock a range of brushes that can be used to apply gold leaf to a surface. Both items can be found in the...

Brush bundles of 10 Brushes this will include 5 imitation hair , 4 sable or squirrel hair and 1 mixed hair brushes. These are picked at random and may differ in size per bundle at an incredible price of just £15.00 per bundle – whilst stocks last. https://www.stonehouses.co.uk/special-offers/brush-bundles.html  

What is Gold Leaf Gold Leaf is gold that has been beaten into thin sheets by goldbeating. Gold Leaf is used for gilding and has been used to decorate a wide range of different objects such as picture frames, signs, furniture and monuments for thousands of years. Gold Leaf is a very bright material especially when exposed to sun light...

Gold Leaf can be cleaned using a very soft gilding mop or soft cloth to gently wipe the gold leaf itself. It is important that you do not rub the gold leaf as this can potentially damage it slightly.

Imitation gold leaf is normally made from a variety of different metals including Brass or Dutch and Zinc.