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Help with copper leaf.

Bighamps
Bighamps Posts: 15 Forumite
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Hello everybody.

I’m  about to embark on a bedroom makeover and will be copper leafing my varnished pine bed.

My questions are:
Should I sand the bed prior to applying the leaf?
Is it a good idea to varnish, or seal it in another way to stop it rubbing off?

Thank you in advance for your replies.

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  • theoretica
    theoretica Posts: 12,690 Forumite
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    Maybe - it depends on how you are leafing and the current finish on the bed, you might need to sand and then reseal the wood - and definitely yes.  Especially if you are using genuine copper it will tarnish and darken if not protected.
    But a banker, engaged at enormous expense,
    Had the whole of their cash in his care.
    Lewis Carroll
  • Bighamps
    Bighamps Posts: 15 Forumite
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    Thanks fo rather info. 
  • Bighamps
    Bighamps Posts: 15 Forumite
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    Is it best to try and butt the sheets, or go more random?
  • theoretica
    theoretica Posts: 12,690 Forumite
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    Lining the sheets up, with a tiny overlap which won't stick and brushes off, is usually the best use of materials - matters more when using real gold than copper/fake.
    But a banker, engaged at enormous expense,
    Had the whole of their cash in his care.
    Lewis Carroll
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