It's been since early 2013 since I posted pictures of a surface glass job I did with aluminum. Through this forum I learned the the Logo, supplied to me by the X- co-owner, was used without permission which was unknown to the current owner. Anyhow that situation was resolved through the proper channels.
I'm happy to say I just recently finished my first Reverse Glass Gild for the same coffee shop/roasters on another location in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. I would like to share my excitement with the completion of this project. Tons of online research, scouring the internet, and reading and re-reading Kent Smith's book. Wishing I had someone to talk to in person for advice - And tons of staring at the window trying to figure out how I was going to pull this off and almost gave up after doing some test samples... But I did not give up
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I did use a vinyl mask for this project. After such a lengthy hand lettering and drawing on their last windows I wanted this process to go faster.
I'm sure there are many imperfections - most noticeably to me the letter A on the window that got messed up in the process.
Brick Wall: 1-Shot for the white letters. I printed out the letters to size, 16.5 feet long, and pounced with chalk.
Window Logo S: Ronan Japan with 23K surface gild.
Window: Ronan Japan Black, 23K gold, 1-shot size for mat center, Gilder's backup ochre and black mixed with Naphtha and 1-shot Hardner, Gilder's Bulletin Varnish
Thank you for the opportunity to share my photos and for all the information found on here.
Cheers,
Jen