2006-10-01 13:22:46 · 2 answers · asked by jeama333 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
It's "imitation" gold leaf.
-GML is an alloy of copper and zinc and is produced in four colours numbered 1, 2, 2-1/2, and 3 with 1 being most red (more copper) and 3 being most yellow (more zinc). It is cut into 5 inch squares. If gold leaf is the thickness of newsprint, then GML is the thickness of matboard. Whereas gold leaf can be water gilded and burnished, GML can only be oil gilded and cannot be burnished. It must be sealed to prevent discoloration due to corrosion. Since GML is brass, it will never have the depth or reflectiveness of genuine gold.
2006-10-01 13:32:31 · answer #1 · answered by Meredith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Government Metallurgical Laboratory... and I assume the 14k is 14 karats.
2006-10-01 13:31:59 · answer #2 · answered by Ashlee S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋