Paint Systems for Exterior Historic Metalwork

Cast iron hopper head and downpipe part-way through repainting, fresh matt black over old flaking paint and primer

A conservation guide to preparation, coating selection, colour and maintenance on historic ironwork, railings, rainwater goods, gates and architectural castings. Building Restoration Index — Technical Library. By Paul Stenning and Mike Walters, Historic Buildings Advisors, Tuscan Foundry Products. In summary Coatings on historic metalwork fail predictably: at edges and arrises where film thickness is lowest, […]

Historic Ironwork: Railings, Gates and Architectural Castings

Victorian cast iron railings with spear finials and a cast iron gate on a stone plinth, one panel stripped for repair

A conservation guide to identifying, assessing, repairing and replicating historic ironwork — and to commissioning the work without losing the original. Building Restoration Index — Technical Library. By Paul Stenning and Mike Walters, Historic Buildings Advisors, Tuscan Foundry Products. In summary Historic ironwork should be repaired in situ wherever material survives, and replicated only where […]