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Jake Lyman
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I have a customer who wants me to put gold leaf over a copper weathervane. http://www.weathervanesofmaine.com/default.asp?mn=1.3.98.395&sfield=content.id&search=6018
is the picture of the weathervane. We are going top only guild the ducks the balls, the letters and the arrow heads.

They are brand new but don't look as good as the picture so we are going to clean them real well. I think we will use an exterior adhesion primer on everything than paint than guild, does this make sense or s there a size I could use right on the copper?

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Jake,

According to Gold Leaf Techniques book, all you need is a primer, I found this bit of info about Rolco primer.

"ROLCO’S BURNISH/SEALERS are manufactured utilizing premier resins exhibiting excellent adhesion and moisture resistance. The pigments utilized are recommended for gilding applications due to their lasting performance and color retention. The BURNISH/SEALERS are excellent for use on exterior items such as weather vanes and caducei made of copper, bronze, steel or iron."

Link to Rolco Sealer page

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