@ Jens: von dir würde ich mir auch jeder Zeit eine Pfeifenfüllung ausgeben lassen

I have not yet ready but I can give an advance of product names in Spanish

First, the primer layer over the object (3 to 4 layers to apply)

-blanco de españa (carbonato calcico)
-yeso muerto o fino para dorar (gesso o stucco)
- cola de conejo o cola de pescado (animal adhesive, glue,
comes from the cooking of diferent animal cartilages): comes in flakes or plates and diluted in water.Ratio 1:10 (water) for primer layer . With this proportion you obtain de "cola madre". Leave overnight in water. Swells and becomes a state of gelatin.

Every time you apply a layer with the brush was left to dry a bit before applying the next layer.

You need sandpaper water of different thicknesses. the last layer has to be polished before the last layer with bol de armenia (tierra de almagra, iron oxide (red))

For gilding you have to dilute this "cola madre" to 1/2 in water, the same proportion for the bol. With cola de pescado (esturion or other) this proportion is diferent (in weight 1/20----5 gr aprox in 100ml of water.
I do not remember very well but knew the ratio by volume to eye

Gold leafing:

- Oro 22 kilates, 23 3/4 kilates (more yellow)
"Bol de armenia, tierra de almagra" with a few of cola madre (proportion 1/2)
- you also need an instrument called "piedra de agata" for the polished process when the gold leaf is put over the surface with bol in the piece.

Then I will talk about the process followed for the gold leafing by water and produce a polished surface metal

I remember having a photocopy of a golden book in English. from there take the information with appropriate words to express

gesso o stucco ~ kein plan...

Here does not explain how to make the layer of primer, like I say you but the rest is correct. The bol is the last layer before put the gold leaf . The gold leaf that explains here (8x8 cm) is known in Spain as "gold german" or "fake gold. " The difference with the real gold is in the size of the sheet and that the "true gold" (oro fino) does not oxidize over time and is much thinner and difficult to handle. But a gold as another can be used with similar results.

Important information. the layers for the primer (white layer) must be applied alternating direction of each brush in hand .If, for example, you have given a layer in a vertical direction, the next layer has to implement it in a horizontal direction. This is important to keep the layers of equal thickness in all areas. If you are going to gild the fertility idol, I recommend reviewing the forms and profiles right for them don't disappear (with irons, punches, sandpapers or limes) with important details because the first layer has tended to accumulate in the corners or holes. Each two layers, before applying the all the layers, it should review all areas.

For the polished of the last layer you has to go from a medium grain sandpaper (180-220) to a more fine sandpaper (400-600). This type of numbering is used in Spain. They are known as "lijas de aguar" and are dark gray

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