While I was at it I silver and
gold leaf'd the faucet, because it was ugly and drab too... No, I'm not worried that it won't
hold up — I
gold leaf'd my old powder room faucet with no probs — I used Caromal Colours Smooth Basecoat
Chocolate as the base, it bonds solid to metal, then I used a Sticky Size, then a mix of
gold and silver leaf.