In Chicago, we have thousands of stained glass windows in our early 20th century Historic Chicago Bungalows. Many of them contain double-sided gold mirrored glass (two pieces of thin gold mirror in a single came). The gold is not gold leaf - it does not have leaf lines and it is backed with a layer of silver. Eventually I heard about Rick Glawson, a master sign painter in California. Rick had noticed that some antique signs had been made with seamless gold backed with silver. Early copies of Signs of the Times magazine led Rick to rediscover a 19th Century technique for chemical or solution gilding on glass.
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Reviews (2)
Edgar Arceneaux
Dec 01, 2020
I have been using Angel Gilding products for close to 10 years now. They have been incredible over the phone and the products have always done great work. I requested a consultation for a project that I'm working on, and they responded right away giving me a one on one consultation over zoom. This is the kind of service that puts Angel Gilding above the rest! Thank you Alexandra!
Susan Miller
May 10, 2019
We wanted to mirror bourbon bottles for our daughters wedding. We found a lot of videos that explained how to do it, but they didn't list the exact specifications for the chemicals and all the other necessary items we would need. I found Angel Gilding on the web and they have been fabulous. I called and they advised me on what kit and how much I would need.
I ordered the kit online and it arrived very promptly. It's a somewhat complicated process to mirror and Angel Gilding provided all the necessary items (with excellent labels) along with detailed instructions. The kit even had the necessary items to dispose of the waste correctly. Our bottles turned out AWESOME. I highly recommend using them!
I ordered the kit online and it arrived very promptly. It's a somewhat complicated process to mirror and Angel Gilding provided all the necessary items (with excellent labels) along with detailed instructions. The kit even had the necessary items to dispose of the waste correctly. Our bottles turned out AWESOME. I highly recommend using them!
