Gav, when gold is painted onto wood or other surfaces in Jawa and Bali, we refer to it as "prada" (pron. "prodo"). We use the same term for gold leaf applied over wood, whether it is the modern plastic gold, or traditional gold leaf.
I am not referring to this in my earlier post.
I am referring to
fire gilding
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...ilding-9-3.htm