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Shop Disassembly
For preservation, it is essential to disassemble an iron fountain into all of its original cast pieces as corrosion is often worse at the interface between joined sections and this corrosion must be removed and the interfaces coated to prevent future corrosion. Because of the corrosion, disassembly can be extremely trying.
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| A new project arrives at the McKay Lodge Inc. shop. | Disassembly begins | |
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| Removal of corroded original fasteners by hand-work. The worker below was a 2001 summer intern at McKay Lodge Inc., a graduate student from the conservation program at Buffalo State University. | Fountains are taken apart down to their smallest components and each is cleaned free of corrosion in preparation for coating. Epoxy primers are preferred | |
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| Many individual components. Newly coated components appear light gray | Some small pieces and original fasteners are so corroded they have to be fabricated anew |
