Statuary

Replating

Refinishing

Stained Glass Restoration

Stemper's has an extensive history of providing excellent restoration of most church appointments and sacred vessels. We restore hundreds of items every year and have built a reputation of quality and value.

Quality appointments are usually brass, bronze, or a combination of both, with or without wood. Stemper's restores appointments to their original finish or a finish to match other items in your church. The cost is a fraction of purchasing new.

The reason why your old bronze and brass appointments have darkened to brown tones is that the protective lacquers used to seal the original finishes have worn off or cracked and have allowed moisture to ozidize the base metals.

Our refinishing process strips all remaining lacquer and oxidation from the base metals. The bronze or brass is then polished to either a satin or high polish (mirror) finish. The item is then coated with a clear enamel and baked to a hardened protective finish. Our baked enamel finish is far superior to cold sprayed lacquers. They will last considerably longer than lacquered finishes.

• Repair or Replacement of Broken Parts
• Customized Design using Existing Appointments
• Variety of Finishes: High Polish or Satin
• Matching Tones of Finishes: Bronze, Brass, Rich Gold, or a Combination
• Baked Enamel Coating to Protect the Finish
• Candlesticks
• Candelabras
• Bells
• Santuary Light Fixtures and Brackets
• Censer and Boat
• Vases
• Processional Cross
• Flower Stands