Comments on: How To: Classic Copper Leaf Foil Lettering On Glass http://www.mavromatic.com/2005/04/how-to-classic-copper-leaf-foil-lettering-on-glass/ Your source for home automation, home theaters, product reviews, mods, hacks, DIY projects, electronics or anything else I'm into at the moment. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:47:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Danny Mavromatis http://www.mavromatic.com/2005/04/how-to-classic-copper-leaf-foil-lettering-on-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-2007 Danny Mavromatis Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:06:33 +0000 http://www.mavromatic.com/wordpress/?p=416#comment-2007 Millam, Great story!! Thanks for the details... the copper leaf I did is holding up great... I opted to not do that solid black back and an outline instead because I want the backside of the glass to show the copper as well. I can see how the correct method would hold up better due to the solid back. Thanks for the tips and inside info. Cheers! Danny Millam,

Great story!! Thanks for the details… the copper leaf I did is holding up great… I opted to not do that solid black back and an outline instead because I want the backside of the glass to show the copper as well. I can see how the correct method would hold up better due to the solid back. Thanks for the tips and inside info.

Cheers!
Danny

]]> By: Millam Tackitt http://www.mavromatic.com/2005/04/how-to-classic-copper-leaf-foil-lettering-on-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-2006 Millam Tackitt Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:44:42 +0000 http://www.mavromatic.com/wordpress/?p=416#comment-2006 Hi Kiddo, Igrew up running around old buildings in Flagstaff Arizona. When I was very young, about 6 or 7, I asked my Father how they did the numbers on the windows. He explained the process and lifted me up to see both the front and the back. Your design looks good but it misses one important part. The black is a background and not merely an outline. The artists painted the numbers in black first and then applied the foil over them. The same technique was used for the doors of the Post Office Boxes. They also used a black lacquer paint. The modern lacquers don't have quite the same luster due to governmental regulation. The original lacquer paint was developed after WW1 to deplete America's over-supply of explosives. Lacquer paints derived from these explosives could be returned to an explosives grade material with some fairly simple chemistry such as used to be taught in High School Chemistry class. In order to prevent this they made "Acrylic Lacquers" which cannot be rendered into explosives and, alas, do not have the luster and fragility of old lacquer paints. About forty years ago I did some old style lettering and numbering for my Grandfather's painting business. It has been a long danged time since I did any but tonight my wife asked me to teach her how to do leafing. So I began to dredge the old memory for the how-to's and what-for's. About fifteen years ago I went to a close-out of the local hobby shop and they had a bunch of leafing materials for a price that I just could not resist. I dug them out of one of my storage sheds and gave them to her. Then I decided that I want to use leafing to label my spice jars and the search engine brought up your site so here is my two cents worth. Hopefully this wasn't too long and boring. Thanks for reading. Good Night! Hi Kiddo, Igrew up running around old buildings in Flagstaff Arizona. When I was very young, about 6 or 7, I asked my Father how they did the numbers on the windows. He explained the process and lifted me up to see both the front and the back. Your design looks good but it misses one important part. The black is a background and not merely an outline. The artists painted the numbers in black first and then applied the foil over them. The same technique was used for the doors of the Post Office Boxes. They also used a black lacquer paint. The modern lacquers don’t have quite the same luster due to governmental regulation. The original lacquer paint was developed after WW1 to deplete America’s over-supply of explosives. Lacquer paints derived from these explosives could be returned to an explosives grade material with some fairly simple chemistry such as used to be taught in High School Chemistry class. In order to prevent this they made “Acrylic Lacquers” which cannot be rendered into explosives and, alas, do not have the luster and fragility of old lacquer paints. About forty years ago I did some old style lettering and numbering for my Grandfather’s painting business. It has been a long danged time since I did any but tonight my wife asked me to teach her how to do leafing. So I began to dredge the old memory for the how-to’s and what-for’s. About fifteen years ago I went to a close-out of the local hobby shop and they had a bunch of leafing materials for a price that I just could not resist. I dug them out of one of my storage sheds and gave them to her. Then I decided that I want to use leafing to label my spice jars and the search engine brought up your site so here is my two cents worth. Hopefully this wasn’t too long and boring. Thanks for reading. Good Night!

]]> By: janet http://www.mavromatic.com/2005/04/how-to-classic-copper-leaf-foil-lettering-on-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-299 janet Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:00:32 +0000 http://www.mavromatic.com/wordpress/?p=416#comment-299 found this somewhat helpful altho I don't have the luxury of the kinkos,Im going to have to wing it!But thanks for being so kind as to posting this info.Im painting old casement windows to look like saloon windows and Im eager to gold leaf some lettering! found this somewhat helpful altho I don’t have the luxury of the kinkos,Im going to have to wing it!But thanks for being so kind as to posting this info.Im painting old casement windows to look like saloon windows and Im eager to gold leaf some lettering!

]]> By: Steve L http://www.mavromatic.com/2005/04/how-to-classic-copper-leaf-foil-lettering-on-glass/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Steve L Thu, 07 Apr 2005 23:52:33 +0000 http://www.mavromatic.com/wordpress/?p=416#comment-298 Nicely done. You never cease to amaze. Nicely done. You never cease to amaze.

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