Aboutlyn buerger Expertise Questions about construction of stained glass using copper foil or lead. Repair, designing a pattern, how I go about helping my customers achieve their goals.
Experience I've been doing stained glass for about 35 years. Teach stained glass in my studio and at the local University (UTA Eontinuing Edu)for over 25 years.
Organizations Many art related organizations, and several business organization Ecademy, RYZE, LINKEDIN.
Publications Many trade magazine and have published several art/craft instrucitonal books.
Education/Credentials Some formal college, but no degree. I just took classes that I thought would help me through life and did not work toward a degree.
I just bought a stained glass lamp shade from a garage sale and need to know if there is a way to clean the lead. It appears to have, I believe, oxidation in spots. Are there any products to clean that up?
Thank you for responding!
Mary
Answer I hope you made a great find. I love finding a treasure at a garage sale. One man's junk.....
And yes, they do get oxidation on them. It's kinds like a rust for lead. You can get that off with some fine steel wool. The bad part is that it will buff up the lead and so once you start you will need to do the entire lamp, or you will be able to see the new and the old areas.
After it is clean you can get some glaas and lead clener at a stained glass shop and it will clean and polish the lamp and help to prevent the oxidation from coming back so fast. As long as it does not get wet it will just darken over time.
Be careful and don't push too hard because if it has weaken joints you can cause those joints to turn loose and then you will be looking for someone to resolder it.
