In general, we often see there is a great use of golden colour decoration for the Buddha and for the architecture in the temple. Even though some of this golden colour used pure golden foil to pay great respect to the temples, the majority of them are still using other substitutes. This is often seen as one of the common techniques used in the adhesion of golden and silver foils for Lacquerware. In general, before we affix them to the Lacquerware, we would mix wood oil in the paint, so as to facilitate delaying the drying speed. We need to apply them to the surface while there is a little viscosity. We could not affix them when the surface is fully dried, yet the golden and silver foils are easily cracked, if the surface is too wet. There are some illustrations for the silver foil adhesion below: the first section is shown in the video; the second section is shown in the pictures; to show the animation of the steps, click on any of these pictures.
Step 1: cut the silver foil into appropriate size, and then use a clip to clip the separation paper together with the silver foil, then place on the desired surface.
cut the silver foil into appropriate size, and then use a clip to clip the separation paper together with the silver foil, then place on the desired surface.
Step 2: After placing on the surface, use slight finger pressure to separate foil from the paper.
After placing on the surface, use slight finger pressure to separate foil from the paper.
Step 3: After adhesion, use a thin writing brush to clear the unnecessary and overlapping section, and then examine the surface to see which sections have not fully adhered.
After adhesion, use a thin writing brush to clear the unnecessary and overlapping section, and then examine the surface to see which sections have not fully adhered.
Step 4: Use a moderate-hardness brush slightly tapping the surface in order for the silver foil to fill into the detail parts of the surface.
Use a moderate-hardness brush slightly tapping the surface in order for the silver foil to fill into the detail parts of the surface.