i did my own gold leaf on "ELVIS" it was not realy all that hard (in my opinion) i bought the supply's (gold leaf paper / sizing which is the glue/ and gold leaf paint ) at a local hobby chain called micheals , it cost me less than $40 for everything . i watched the tapes i made os all the indian larry biker build offs and i read the instructions in the supply's , you will also need a soft bristle brush to brush off the excess leaf after it tacks up, and some small sponges (to do the machine turn pattern ) i would recomend you practice on some scrap parts to get the hang of how much sizing and paper to use . but its realy not all that hard .