Permacoll-Powdergold Base is designed to be used on complex moldings and ornamentation with undercutting that could heretofore not be watergilded and burnished because of labor and material costs. While the degree of burnish achievable with this size is not comparable to water gilding, it is superior to oil gilding and often considered ideal for interior architectural ornamentation. It is easier to gild with powder gold than with leaf and in many cases may be a viable pure gold alternative to imitations ( bronze and other powders or metal leaf).