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How to gild with gum

How to gild with gum
This instructable will show you how to gild anything with a wrapper from {{{
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Step 1Parts

Parts
There are three things you need for this project. Gum wrappers, what you are going to gild and your hands (but thats a given)
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31 comments
Mar 2, 2009. 1:01 PMMr. Thrak says:
I do this all the time with the colorful 5 gum wrappers. (elixir is soooo awesome) but i regularly take the whole wrapper off with little to no tearing by soaking it in water or licking the edges. If you use a small felt hammer and hammer it on a coin all the details stay on. Also 5 wrappers work best because they retain their stickiness as they dry off, so soaking it only temporarily lets you peel the foil off. The logo also looks nice.
May 10, 2010. 1:05 PMcarpfluff says:
i love that gum.
Mar 29, 2007. 10:13 AMRicardo Furioso says:
It's fabulous, except for that pesky wrigley's monogram, don't you think?
Feb 7, 2009. 11:32 AMTh3Snip3r says:
yes, it ruins it. though you can give yourself credit for taking the time to get it all off the wrapper.
Mar 30, 2007. 2:51 PMroyalestel says:
I was totally with you on this one until I saw that you were scratching the foil off the paper. There has GOT to be an easier way to get the foil off. (soaking maybe?)
Sep 24, 2008. 10:54 PMffrmastuh says:
you can put the wrapper between ur two fingers and rub ur fingers in opposite directions. put some pressure and keep adding till you see the foil and paper slide apart. hope this helps!
Jun 27, 2008. 7:13 PMRandomHero says:
actually me and my freinds did this to our books in school when we got bored, relatively easily... put the wrapper in between your thumb and index finger and just rub with lots of force, usually works, and you should crinkle up the wrapper before doing so... makes it easier
May 11, 2008. 3:03 PMpyro13 says:
We put the wrapper in water or on our tounges in one piece without crumpling it, and the paper peels off easily once its wet.
Mar 13, 2008. 6:33 PMjugglingmaniac says:
I dont think soaking or burning off the back will work,successfully. I just used the outside of a mentos pack. the mentos pack has paper on the inside. just slide of the mentos lable on the outside then just peel it off the paper. its super easy. Theres also blue wrapper and many other colors. i like the blue its cool. I like this instructables."shiny"
Mar 7, 2008. 11:25 PMCameronSS says:
Fire. No, seriously. Most foil/paper wrappers will separate in fire. The paper part burns up and falls away, and the foil is left relatively undamaged. However, with high enough heat and a thin enough foil, the foil will do something (it looks like accelerated oxidation) and become a thin metal gauze, and pretty much useless.
Jul 25, 2008. 2:43 PMYummyPancakes says:
Darnit, when I was rubbing it off I tore the wrapper (the paper AND the foil).
Mar 22, 2008. 10:49 AMberrygunks says:
To remove the foil, just soak it in water and let er dry! the glue will still be sticky
Mar 17, 2008. 9:47 PMzero838 says:
the foil on 5 gum comes off in one piece most of the time
Mar 29, 2007. 2:24 PMlemonie says:
I used to do this (so many years ago I forget to what) - nice to know some things don't change. L
Mar 8, 2008. 11:10 AMgumwrapper says:
We used to do this in grade school (many years ago). The wrappers back then were much easier to peel because the weren't sealed at the ends. There was about an 1/8th of an inch where you could get a good start peeling. Sometimes you could get the whole sheet without any rips. We covered pencils, desks, etc.
Dec 15, 2007. 8:31 AMIamTheCreator says:
That's ghetto but I like it :)
May 19, 2007. 8:30 PMshadow12952 says:
i did my whole pencil w/this and now i shine it in peoples eyes hahahahahaah yes
Apr 6, 2007. 12:55 AMesotericguy says:
oh, his voice!
Apr 1, 2007. 12:58 PMVulcanator says:
cover w/ varnish to make it permanat
Mar 30, 2007. 5:59 PMdataphool says:
I used to use the wrappers off a cigarette package. Any smoker has a handy lighter around. If you light the paper backing the foil (covering the cigarettes) the paper will burn away, leaving the foil.

You could say learning to do this is the only positive thing to come from smoking in my lifetime. Consider how positive this is!
Mar 30, 2007. 11:40 AMMr. Smart Kid says:
cool!!!!!!!
Mar 29, 2007. 7:32 AMich bin ein pyro says:
oh and its guild i belive
Mar 29, 2007. 1:45 PMAndrew546 says:
Guild is an organization of people within a particular trade or craft. Gild is to cover with gold leaf (or in this case aluminum or whatever metal is on the wrapper.)
Mar 30, 2007. 7:24 AMich bin ein pyro says:
guess i was wrong i never knew that
Aug 25, 2007. 7:00 PMGloom says:
Nah, you're good. He was mistaken. Honest mistake, gilding is more common of a word than a practice.
Mar 29, 2007. 3:00 PMinosek says:
Wow... I'll give you credit for the tenacity, but I'd rather buy a $2 roll of aluminum heating duct tape.
Mar 29, 2007. 11:07 AMbigpinecone says:
i did this with my old mp3 player a long time ago and my friend wiped it all off... i wanna find some wrappers for my new one =o
Mar 29, 2007. 7:30 AMich bin ein pyro says:
at first i thought gild was glide then i learned u put it on things. also maybe you could rename it to be like gum wrapper wrap or not i guess im just stupid
Mar 28, 2007. 9:17 PMmdmoose29 says:
my dad works for wrigley. i think this is a good way to use all those wrappers i got laying around.

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