Unveiling Hidden Beauty: Stripping Layers of Paint from an Antique Italian Ornate Picture Frame

Unveiling Hidden Beauty: Stripping Layers of Paint from an Antique Italian Ornate Picture Frame Gold leaf my restoration of an Italian rococo style mirror stripped and upcycled antique centre find.
stripping the paint from a rococo style mirror frame to restore the gold leaf from under the layers of cream paint.
Using gel paint stripper on a made in Italy wooden mirror, is it gold leaf or gold paint? only one way to find out ,lets get stripping!
Applying the gel to a small test area reveals some stunning intact gold detail
Using a technique where layers of paint are removed before the caustic gel bubbles the surface right back to wood! We apply a layer of chemical stripper and quickly remove the liquified paint in stages to prevent damage to the gold leaf.
using cotton balls soaked in water to neutralize the gel and remove the paint this is a slow and painstaking technique but well worth the effort to see amazing results.