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There are two main ways of applying gold leaf. Oil gilding and water gilding. With oil gilding the gold leaf is applied to a nearly dry oil size or varnish. Oil is more durable but more matte...

In my mind two ways to go about it.

1) Oil size or oil based varnish and real gold leaf, pretty tricky but doable.

2) Rub n buff brand gilding paste, really easy, looks pretty good

I would...