Maintenance and Restoration

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03c8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0c6968e0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="142" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bio"><B>Bio</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Outdoor Sculpture"><B>Outdoor Sculpture</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Patina Types"><B>Patina Types</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Maintenance and Restoration"><B>Maintenance and Restoration</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Debbie Bakel"><B>Contact Debbie Bakel</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><B>Links</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Patinas by Debbie Bakel"><B>Hom</B></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Patinas by Debbie Bakel"><B>e</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #999980;" BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03d8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> Patinas by Debbie Bakel</div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03d8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I><B>Maintenance and Restoration</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0ebbc140.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <B>Photo shows patinaed bronzes before and after maintenance.</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Maintenance Photos"><B>Click here to view additional photos of sculpture maintenance.</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Maintenance</B></div> <bR> <div>     <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Bronzes should be cleaned and waxed periodically in order to prolong their original appearance. It is best to have your bronze sculpture cleaned and waxed by a professional at least twice a year. Spring and Fall are the optimal times. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Why have maintenance performed on your sculpture?</B></div> <bR> <div>      The environment surrounding your artwork is a chemical one. Exposure to fertilizers, acid rain, water that falls from trees, pets and wild animals, seasalt, and ponds or pools are just some of the factors that can affect the way a bronze patina will age and change. Regular maintenance helps to prevent and control these factors.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Restoration</B></div> <bR> <div>      Restoration of a bronze that has been damaged should only be attempted by a professional. Please contact me immediately if you have a bronze that is in need of repairs.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Metals that are available for Conservation or Restoration</B></div> <bR> <div>      <B>Bronze</B> items can include sculpture, plaques, doors.</div> <div>      <B>Copper</B> items can include counter tops and back splashes, hand rails, fireplaces.</div> <div>      <B>Brass</B> items can include door/window hardware and household items</div> <div>     <B> Steel </B>items can include sculpture plinths, gates, panels.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Contact me concerning your Maintenance needs.</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >     If you would like to contact Debbie about your maintenance needs, please proceed to the</FONT><B> </B><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Debbie Bakel"><I><B>Contact Debbie Bakel</B></I></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >page of this web site.</FONT></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>