There is something special about gilding that has been admired and prized by cultures around the world for millennia. The bright illumination of metallic finishes elevates the beauty of an object and gives the perception of elegance, sophistication and importance.
Today, gilding is still a specialist trade that requires careful preparation, precise application, and attention to detail. That’s why Guild Lane has developed a range of paints to make adding metallic finishes easy and economical with stunning results, so you can do it yourself at home.
GILD is a remarkable range of metallic enamel paints that have excellent coverage, eye-catching luminosity, and superb depth of colour. In a one-step application that leaves a lustrous, tarnish-free finish, GILD is a wonderful alternative to traditional gilding. Formulated with the finest metallic pigments and locally manufactured with the most advanced paint technologies, GILD is available in six innovative water-based enamels, and one oil-based chrome. All have superior self-levelling properties and are suitable for primarily non-porous surfaces including glass, metals, ceramics, plastics, leather, sealed wood and other hard surfaces.
The hardwearing GILD acrylics have a semi-viscous texture that is available in six radiant shades. GILD Silver is cool and bright with shimmering white highlights and pale grey shadows that resemble highly polished silver metal. Warm and inviting with pinkish-orange undertones, GILD Copper harnesses the vibrancy of freshly exposed copper metal. GILD Bronze is a dark blonde hue with intense, caramel highlights that resembles the natural surface of bronze metal before the patina. Pretty in pink, GILD Rose Gold is a sophisticated combination of gold, copper and silver with velvety-salmon undertones and brilliant blush highlights. Silky and neutral with sandy-beige undertones, GILD Champagne sits between gold and silver and glistens like soft champagne bubbles. GILD Gold is a rich, classic, vivid yellow colour with soft amber undertones that emulates pure solid gold. Made with an innovative pigment, GILD Gold is also suitable for fabrics and other porous surfaces.
The one and only oil-based enamel in the range, GILD Chrome is a remarkably reflective, superior metallic paint that resembles mercury. With its excellent fluidity and self-levelling characteristics, GILD Chrome produces an incredible mirror-like finish to non-porous objects.
So when finishing your next project, try adding some timeless beauty the easy way. Make your creations shine, with GILD.
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