Hi all,
I recently purchased some "gold leaf" and fused it between 2 sheets of clear glass. I was expecting it to remain gold in colour but instead it went blue and has broken down quite a lot.
Is this the usual behaviour for gold leaf or have I perhaps bought an artificial version?
Thanks
Gordon
Did you buy the gold leaf at a craft store? Real gold leaf is pricey and will list the karatage on the package, like 23K. My foil is very thin and I usually need several layers (if I can keep it off my fingers and keep it from floating away). Some metals tend to turn colors if they get oxygen while heating up. Copper turns red, silver some times turns yellowish or turns the glass that color. I think bronze might turn blue but can't remember for sure.
Sounds like "gold-color" leaf, unfortunately.
-Kalera
Gord> Hi all,
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