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Glass Artists Newsletter - June 2006

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In May we spent time going through homes at the Utah Valley Home Builders Association Parade Of Homes. The best ones were the ones where decorators used stained glass in the homes.

This isn't just because they had stained glass and we like it, but because those decorators who are looking for different and unique ideas, like stained glass panels, seem to be talented in all areas of decor. It follows that those with the taste for great glass would also have the taste for other great interior design.

In our studio, we stick to the copper foil method of construction, for the versatility and fine detail that method offers. I did see a piece of glass work in the parade of homes where a stained glass friend of ours used a combination of both lead lines for major areas and copper foil for detail that was very well done.

Just goes to show that there are as many ways to build windows as there are artists.

 

 

Last month we talked the use of patina and how to re-apply it on a panel. Very often, the introduction of patina to a window will cause the window to be more susceptible to corrosion and may result in your needing to fix the problem, so this month we talk about one method of fixing corrosion.
 

Removing Corrosion


Sometimes we find that the metal surrounding a piece of glass begins to corrode. It is quite easy to remedy the problem. Some folks in the chemical industry refer to this white powder as "mold", but I believe they are mistaken. Mold doesn't grow as fast as I've seen some oxidation take place.

Here are some beveled stars that have developed a white powdery coating of oxidation.

Take a small piece of the cotton that comes in a can of "Never Dull" (or other silver polish available at hardware and craft stores).

Rub the lead lines and get them well coated with the chemical on the cotton. You'll see that the glass gets a little cloudy from the coating.

Take an old rag and polish the lead lines very vigorously. This is where elbow grease really pays off.

Here the polishing has begun and you can see that the glass gets a high luster as well.

The first star is complete, you can see the difference, the corrosion is gone from the top star and still needs to be polished from the other two.

Here all three are complete, Oxidation can be removed and prevented by other methods not covered here, See the April 2006 newsletter on "Chemicals" 

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