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Restorations Process
Restoring Stained Glass Windows
Helpful Guide to the Process Start
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Label and take pictures of each panel before removing them from the existing frame
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Making a pattern - called a cartoon
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Dismantling each piece from the old lead came and cleaning glass
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Edge gluing, replacing, or painting any pieces to match in color and texture
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Re-leading the window using the same lead came profile as the original
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Solder and sealing with a linseed oil base putty for weather and strength and adding any reinforcing bars
- Install the finished work back into the existing or a newly made frame
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