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by Doug Christie
Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:24 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: New Member
Replies: 2
Views: 4599

Re: New Member

Thx Danny. Pictures will be coming, just as soon as I make something. :D
by Doug Christie
Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:02 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Angel Gilding.
Replies: 28
Views: 22874

Re: Angel Gilding.

Hey Doug, thx for the reply. The chemicals came from Angle gilding's' website. I did lay down a coat of silver on it, but the gold barely shows. Have you heard of anyone making their own gold solution? I pretty much have everything to make my own, just lack the knowledge on what portions to mix.
by Doug Christie
Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:52 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Angel Gilding.
Replies: 28
Views: 22874

Angel Gilding.

I did my first glass sign with glue chipping and Angel Gilding a couple of weeks ago and I must say, it's more difficult than I had imagined. I think I must not have cleaned the surface well enough. It took 3 tries to get any gold to stick to my chipped or smooth surfaces. Here's a pic of it for wha...
by Doug Christie
Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:45 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: New Member
Replies: 2
Views: 4599

New Member

Hi all. Just stopping by to say hello and give a brief description of myself and where I'm trying go. I was injured in a truck wreck a couple of years ago. I discovered sandblasting while googling "profitable hobbies". The next thing you know, I'm on theletterheads site. I bought some font...