Something that never crossed my mind. I was about to hang a shelf in my daughters room so I got out the stud finder and started looking. Thought the battery was dead as I received no signal across the whole wall. Changed it out and still no luck. I then realized that the wall, with an aluminum leaf finish, might be the problem. So I tried the stud finder on a painted wall and it worked fine. I am not really sure exactly how the stud finder works, but it makes sense that the metal leaf could cause interference. I will remember this for that job that might require things being hung back up when doing a metal leaf wall!

Gold Leafing a ceiling

On a recent job working for a good friend, we applied 23 ct leaf on a chapel ceiling. It was approximately a little over 600 square feet. To get the finest job possible as with most finishes, the preparation is the most important step. Our first step was to get the plastered barreled ceiling as smooth as glass. First step was to patch even the smallest of defects, sand and feather so as not to even see the patches. We then sprayed shellac. 4 coats. That in itself is pretty glassy, but wanting perfection, we sanded with 400-600 grit. As you can see in the picture, we got glass! And slight neck aches. Our next step......laying out the grid.