some tips and tricks for caring for your pieces
Touching Your Piece
All of our stained glass pieces, unless stated otherwise, are put together with solder, which contains lead. Please always wash your hands with soap and warm water after handling.
Installing Your Piece
Suction cups- they are the worst!
We highly recommend that you avoid hanging your piece by suction cups. They WILL loosen over time, especially with changing temperatures. Sturdy hooks, curtain rods, or even window latches are all more secure options that will prevent your piece from falling.
Cleaning Your Piece
The piece you’ve purchased has been cleaned, protected with a wax coating, then gently buffed and polished. Aside from the odd dusting, you may never have to clean your piece. However, if you do, we always recommend staying away from harsh chemicals, such as Windex. Cleaners with Ammonia could lead to corrosion of the solder over time. Simply wipe your piece with a damp ( not wet) cloth and let it dry completely. Afterwards, you can reseal your piece with spray furniture wax. Pledge is a great household option that will clean, shine and protect your piece. Just spray it on and wipe gently with a soft cloth.
When dusting, polishing or cleaning your piece, please ensure that you are always using non-abrasive material to avoid scratching the glass.
What are these white specs on the solder?
Well, no matter how much we clean your piece, we are simply human and sometimes some flux (used in the soldering process) can sneak by us and remain on your piece. Over time, the flux remnants can begin to corrode the solder, which appears as small white specs. But no need to worry! Simply apply a small amount of baby oil on a cotton swab and wipe it along the affected area. After, seal your piece with a furniture polish such as Pledge (ref. “Cleaning Your Piece” above). Give it a good buff and voila! Good as new.
Handling Your Piece
Please remember when you are handling your piece that no matter how sturdy it feels, it is made of glass, and therefore, is breakable.