National Heritage Ironwork Group: Surface Preparation & Coating for Historic Ironwork

Date: Friday 9 October 2026, 09.30-16.30

Where:  Avoncroft Museum, Redditch Road,
Bromsgrove B60 4JR

This one-day course will provide an overview of various methods of cleaning, treating and re-coating heritage ironwork, evaluating advantages & disadvantages, and illustrating how decisions are made in practice via a selection of case-studies.
Sessions will cover:

Causes of coating failure
Corrosion: types, rates & control
Appropriate cleaning methods
Surface preparation techniques
Paint sampling & analysis
Consolidate, overpaint or renew?
Coating types & application

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Surface Preparation & Coating for Historic Ironwork