The sheets are 3.5 and after trying the ammonia trick it did turn black. Did some digging in my collection from my grandfather and besides finding some bon ami cakes I found a box of large leaf that must be 15 years old. It's thicker so believe it to be aluminum. Tried it and after 30 minutes with t...

I'm starting to wonder if it is actually aluminum leaf or composite they gave me instead. It's a bit thick, feels more like variegated thickness. The booklet is unmarked with any type of brand but receipt says its genuine silver.

creepy that first reply has same last name hehe. well I don't think it was a size issue. I used rolco quick. 45 minutes until good snap then laid the leaf then turned it 5 minutes later. Same results from trying it 5 minutes later to 1 hour later. I'm afraid if I put leaf on any sooner than 45 minut...

hello all, I've done gold leafing on automotive applications several times but never tried silver leaf till the other day. Everything went find until trying to engine turn it. Velvet would simply do nothing. After many trial and errors I found a wash rag would do the trick, although I had to apply q...