Leaded lights including the glass should simply be carefully cleaned with warm soapy water and dried off with a paper towel lint free cloth or microfibre cloth.
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Accidents and careless painters can lead to scratches on your windows.
Make sure to watch the other videos in this series that are covering the same 19th century home.
Ground up chalk will also work.
Use a q tip for the small pieces of your leadlight glass use a q tip.
Repairing scratches to glass.
Carl the owner of prestissimo window cleaning company shows us how to clean and care for leaded glass windows on a historic home in royal oak mi that was built in 1852.
Step 2 mist this spray over the window haze and wipe off with a cleaning rag.
To clean leaded or stained glass use plain warm water.
If no adverse reaction occurs it is safe to proceed with removing the oxidization from the rest of the glass.
Step 1 combine 2 cups water 2 cups white vinegar and 5 drops dish soap in a spray bottle.
Wipe clean with a sponge.
Or old toothbrushes for textured glass which is common in leadlight windows you can use an old or soft toothbrush.
Don t use a spray bottle because the water will drip into the cames.
Wash each pane individually with a clean cloth dampened in the water.
This will help you get into the corners as well so you can give your windows a really thorough clean.
These can be polished out with a soft cloth using a mild rubbing compound such as jeweller s rouge or with a little more effort a metal cleaner such as brasso.
Diy buffing kits are also available.
Don t use an abrasive material like wire wool because you may scratch or dull old hand made stained glass.
Wipe dry with a clean soft cloth or chamois cloth.
Because the construction protection and repair techniques of leaded glass units are similar whether the glass itself is colored or clear stained glass and leaded glass are used interchangeably throughout the text.
Combine 2 tablespoons ammonia with 2 quarts of warm distilled water in a large spray bottle.
Dry and buff with clean microfiber cloth.
If necessary use a cotton swab to get into corners.