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HOW TO EVALUATE YOUR WINDOWS FOR RESTORATION Check for bulging Can you see any areas that are bowing or bulging in or out? Check for broken glass Can you see any glass that is broken or bulging? Check for loose braces On the interior of the stained glass windows you will see brace bars attached to the window which help support the window and prevent bulging. Are these loose or falling off? Try to carefully shake to see if they are secure. Check frames Is there any leakage or rotting wood?   RELEADING  Hershey Studio craftsmen will carefully take a rubbing of the panel(s) to releaded. Once the rubbing is complete the panel(s) will be disassembled piece by piece and properly cleaned. Hershey Studio craftsmen will then reassemble the stained glass panel using all new lead came that will match the original in the visual width of the lead profile. All new leads will be fabricated from an alloy containing 0.69% tin, 0.6-0.9% antimony, (both work to increase resistance to deflection) and trace elements of copper and silver (.03-.06% -both act to increase resistance to metal fatigue). Leads will be soldered with 60/40 tin/lead solder. After soldering, all residue of flux will be carefully cleaned from the panel. Where ever possible, the leads will be cross woven. Each panel will be cemented on both sides and a proper bracing system installed before reinstallation. The releaded panels will be reinstalled and properly secured. A flexible sealant will be applied allowing each panel to expand and contract without any hindrance thus preventing any future damage to the stained glass. Check out these sites restored by Hershey's Stained Glass Studio: Afton United Methodist Church Asbury United Methodist Church Brooklyn Presbyterian Church  Buck Creek United Methodist Church Cedar Memorial Funeral Home Cedar Rapids St. Ludmila's Central United Methodist Church  Clover Ridge United Methodist Church Clutier Community Church Corpis Christi Parish  Davis City United Methodist Church Department Of Art Tulane University Eldon Christian Church Femenella & Associates First Baptist Church, Vinton First Presbyterian Church Henry County Court House Hershey's Stained Glass Studio Immaculate Conception Church  Lancaster Christian Church  Lancaster United Methodist Church Lockridge Baptist Church Malcolm Presbyterian Church Memphis United Methodist Church  Moulton Methodist Church. Oskaloosa Central United Methodist Church Pilot Mound United Methodist Church Ripley United Church Of Christ Sacred Heart Catholic Church Sigourney United Methodist Church St. Andrews Parish  St. Ignatius Loyal Parish  St. Isidore Traditional Catholic Church St. Mary's Church St. Peter and Paul Historical Foundation Traer Historical Museum Traer United Presbyterian Church Trinity United Methodist Church Unionville Baptist Church Weldon United Methodist Church West Grove United Methodist Church