If I put gold leaf on my ceiling in the bathroom would I have to seal?
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If I put gold leaf on my bathroom ceiling would it have to be sealed to keep it from molding or I don't know what could go wrong and if so what would I use to seal it?
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Hi Mary, I searched google for you and found a great article that really should help you. It does recommend varnishing the gold leaf, but click on the link below to read all of the steps for a great finish. Wishing you the best & Happy New Year!
http://www.artsparx.com/gildingceilings.asp
anytime you place paint in areas where there is moisture like baths you need to read the info on the gold leaf you plan to use or go to youtube.com
You could also faux paint the gold leaf ceiling using Rustoleum's Metallic paints in 2 shades... https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-Metallic-253611-Decorative-32-Ounce/dp/B003EELN14/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514669004&sr=8-1&keywords=Rustoleum%2BMetallic%2Bpaint&th=1
if you like that real bright gold... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQHEDOA/ref=psdc_13399641_t3_B003EELN14
and if you like the look of the squares, you can use a box brush to achieve that... http://www.diynetwork.com/videos/gold-leaf-faux-finish-99614
Then no need to varnish.
I love that you did a gold ceiling. You have good advice given above.
You could always paint or spray it gold or use gold tiles or Vinyl wallpaper.
If y ou varish the gold leaf it will last. Or I would use Laquer. Rustoleum makes a beautiful gold leaf paint that would require no varnish.