You may get better results than I did, if you already know how to gild.  Mine came out terrible.  I tried following the directions, and I also tried without using the red basecoat (my surface was already sealed).  I got the same results both ways.  One thing that would have been helpful, and which I had to look up online elsewhere, is if the instructions stated that you're not supposed to try to burnish off the extra leaf until you let the size dry overnight.  If you're using this for something like lettering, it will smear.