Touching up gold….

[PurpleTurtle]

[PurpleTurtle]

I recently aquired some older sculpts from ebay and they need some minor touching-up with thier gold accents. I heard that you can buy paint pens to do this but I don’t know what brand or color gold to get 😕 . Plus, I’m not sure how to seal it once its been touched up. The gold areas seem to be the first parts to rub off.

[Shawna]

I use the Krylon 18kt gold leafing pen, there is another brand that I know Windstone uses, but I hate how it flows, or rather doesn’t.

Both look the same, so I’ve been sticking to the Krylon.

As for sealing, just brush on some satin finish like you do with a PYO.

Hope this helps.

Kyrin

[PurpleTurtle]

Thanks Kyrin, it does 😀 !

[Heather]

The DecoArt brand “DecoColor Liquid Gold” pens are what I’ve used; they also match the factory detailing perfectly. I haven’t had any problems with their flow, but I stop frequently and use them on a piece of paper to make sure the ink is flowing evenly. I believe someone said that one of the tip sizes tends to drip; I can’t remember which one. I’ve used the large and the extra-fine tips without trouble. That said, I can certainly imagine one of these pens dribbling. They remind me of those smelly metallic pens from the early 1980s, and those things dripped like fiends. 😛

[PurpleTurtle]

Thanks again for the info. All I could find was the Decoart gold pen. I had used them before and know they can be a little tricky, but I was careful and touched up a few of my dragons. I’m going to get more older dragons in the mail, soon I hope 😀 , and I’ll fix them up to if they need it 😉 .

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