16+ Gold Leaf Ceiling Paint UK. If you haven't then you are in for a treat! This liquid leaf is easy to use and creates a gold metallic luster to your project for an elegant touch.
Paint naturally leaves some uneven residue if rolled and brushed so yes, spray is better, but that will not even out the existing imperfections, but just coat them.
When painting over gold leaf, surfaces have to be prepared for painting and gold leaf is so thin (less than 0.001″ thick) it is unlikely that it would survive the prep step… it would simply come off during prep. How to gold leaf a ceiling. When painting over gold leaf, surfaces have to be prepared for painting and gold leaf is so thin (less than 0.001″ thick) it is unlikely that it would survive the prep step… it would simply come off during prep. We are often asked if it is possible to paint on top of gold leaf with acrylic paints and whether it is necessary to seal the gold leaf before doing so.