27854
Accession Number
25928
Title Of Journal Book
Conserving outdoor bronze sculpture
Pages
44204
Collation
14 photos.
Report Number
Preservation tech notes. Metals : number 1
Publisher
United States. National Park Service. Preservation Assistance Division
Publisher City
Washington
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Monographic
Abstract
The 1987 treatment of the Thaddeus Kosciuszko Monument in Lafayette Park, Washington, DC, is described in detail including equipment, materials, and application procedures. A carefully supervised team of National Park Service employees washed the bronze statuary with nonionic detergent in 250°F water under controlled pressure, removed loose corrosion with airbrasive equipment using pulverized walnut shell, applied Benzotriazole as a corrosion inhibitor, and followed with a coating of mixed waxes. Costs are given along with estimated future maintenance costs. -- AATA
Keywords
metal;outdoor;bronze;sculpture;treatment;cleaning; Thaddeus Kosciuszko Monument (Lafayette Park, Washington, DC, USA); detergents; corrosion;air abrasive;walnut shell;benzotriazole;wax -- AATA
pub_id
27854