A tremendous demand of gold leaf for sealing on the object push the price of gold leaf 50% higher than it was. This situation force us to adjust the gold leaf price according to the market price.
The situation also open loop for cheating sellers try to offer fake gold leaf, by claimed that it is genuine, to buyer for unbelievable cheap against to the fluctuate market price. The investigation found that person who doing this is the expatriate power with a good command of English communication, but lack of moral and honesty, to deal business with customer. These people claim that their product received an approval from Royal Thai government to use the emblem of elephant on gold leaf as genuine gold guarantee. This ridiculous trick has damaged to other seller. Please use your caution before place your order from these people.
An easy way to proves Gold Leaf sheets.
1. Use your hand touch a gold leaf sheet. If it is a real one, it will suck/adjoin a finger and difficult to peel off/easy to scratch.
The situation also open loop for cheating sellers try to offer fake gold leaf, by claimed that it is genuine, to buyer for unbelievable cheap against to the fluctuate market price. The investigation found that person who doing this is the expatriate power with a good command of English communication, but lack of moral and honesty, to deal business with customer. These people claim that their product received an approval from Royal Thai government to use the emblem of elephant on gold leaf as genuine gold guarantee. This ridiculous trick has damaged to other seller. Please use your caution before place your order from these people.
An easy way to proves Gold Leaf sheets.
1. Use your hand touch a gold leaf sheet. If it is a real one, it will suck/adjoin a finger and difficult to peel off/easy to scratch.
While the mimic gold can handle and pull out very easy.

2. If you crush a gold leaf sheet on finger. The gold that stick on a finger will slowly seep and leave just a little fingerprint rut but

Compositon Gold Foil will broken into small pieces .

3. Put a drop of Nitric acid on your gold material and leave 30 min - 1 hr. If the material disappears,

its not a real gold. If the acid doesn't eat the material, its real gold. If the material turns red then its a lower karat gold. Pure gold leaf will not tarnish.

Guide created: 12/19/08 (updated 04/16/09)
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