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If the gold should be injured in any way, the press must be tilted so as to allow a little glair to run under the gold to the spot and then a larger piece is laid over the faulty place.

One end is carefully lowered until the glair has run to one side and dripped off.

Slight flaws in the gold itself, or due to bubbles in the glair, may be put right by touching the faulty places with a small brush dipped in rectified spirit and immediately laying on a piece of gold; if the edges had not yet been gone over with the waxed rag, it would be sufficient to breathe on the place, lay on the gold, and burnish under paper.

Take care that no glair runs on to the fore-edge when applying it or when draining it off.

Then plenty of glair is applied and the gold quickly and truly laid on.