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<p>[QUOTE="Mattyuk, post: 9535923, member: 82596"]that's interesting. wikipedia says the below. Might be a bit beyond my skillset! Maybe some gold paint would be easier. Thing is plaster castings are a bit rubbish without a decompression chamber thing to suck out the bubbles. Maybe I can created a diy one...</p><p><br /></p><p>Ormolu (/ˈɔːrməluː/; from French or moulu, "ground/pounded gold") is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and for objects finished in this way. The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold coating</p><p><br /></p><p>but that can't be how mine were made anyway as mine are made of a wood pulp. I would guess they are either painted or gold leaf.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mattyuk, post: 9535923, member: 82596"]that's interesting. wikipedia says the below. Might be a bit beyond my skillset! Maybe some gold paint would be easier. Thing is plaster castings are a bit rubbish without a decompression chamber thing to suck out the bubbles. Maybe I can created a diy one... Ormolu (/ˈɔːrməluː/; from French or moulu, "ground/pounded gold") is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat gold–mercury amalgam to an object of bronze, and for objects finished in this way. The mercury is driven off in a kiln leaving behind a gold coating but that can't be how mine were made anyway as mine are made of a wood pulp. I would guess they are either painted or gold leaf.[/QUOTE]
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