Gold FAQs

How much gold will I need?
How are gold tiles made?

How much gold will I need?
MDM gold leaf tiles are about 3/8" long x 3/8" wide; the thickness ranges from 1/4" to 3/8" (5mm to 10 mm), depending on the color style. The tiles are sold by the half pound, but the number of tiles per half pound varies because the thickness varies. For tile numbers 1-32, a half pound will contain about 130 tiles and cover about 20 square inches; estimate coverage at 3.5 pounds per square foot. For the tile number 33 and 34 (with double crystal), there will be about 80 in a half pound, which covers about 13 square inches (allow 5 to 6 pounds per square foot).
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How are gold tiles made?
The MDM gold leaf smalti offered by di Mosaico provides the superior quality and durability of hand-poured glass. A thin layer of gold leaf is placed on top of poured glass, and another layer of molten glass is poured on top. The pouring process offers a better fusing of the layers than the manufactured process of sandwiching gold leaf between plates of glass and heating in an oven.
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24K gold is yellow. How is colored gold made?
It depends upon the color. White golds, copper golds and darker shades are created with alloys. For example, nickel or palladium is added to make white gold. Blue, green or other colors are achieved by using white golds combined with a top layer of colored glass.
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