Sand the frame down to fresh wood.
Restoring stained glass window frames.
Today s blog was written by my sister laura.
Like me she inherited a crafty gene from our mom.
In this post she describes how she painstakingly restored an antique stained glass window sash.
Loosen and re glue the boards.
Restoring stained glass windows usually involves removing the panel removing the lead and cement and finally replacing the broken or missing glass.
If the putty dries too long it will be harder to remove.
Some glass projects warrant a visual representation of the stained glass window to be in place during restoration.
Whether your stained glass windows need a small repair or a complete stained glass restoration i can bring them back to their former glory and in most cases you won t be able to spot the difference between the new and the old.
I gently tapped the four boards of the frame apart taking care not to loosen them to.
First when the putty mixture is dry enough to be picked up with a rag about 15 to 20 minutes clean off the majority of the glass surface d.
This effort will result in another 75 to 100 years of maintenance free service life for your stained glass windows.
After establishing the existing window dimensions a photograph of the stained glass window can be enlarged to full scale and copied on adhesive backed transparent film.
There was no possibility of saving the wood finish i had applied years ago.
I used to work for a window replacement company where we removed old wooden sashes and replaced them with vinyl replacements windows.
Among her interests is the craft of working with stained glass.