With the start of the school year looming ever nearer, a lucky number of KC Restoration technicians got to donate their time and refinishing skills last week to help get the campus of the Kansas School for the Deaf looking its best for the students and teachers soon to be filling the halls. Exterior handrails and swing set were painted, as were entrances to the library. Paint relief and refinishing brightened up a library plaque while outside, wood fencing and a decorative metal and wood bench were enlivened with deep cleaning and refinishing. We can certainly see how proud everyone is to show off their work and proud to be giving back to our Olathe community and the stellar team managing the school’s facilities.
Making your “Talk in an Elevator Day” the best it can be! KC Restoration’s refinishing technicians revive the bronze and metal you see all around the entrances and cabs of elevators whether scratch removal is needed, a maintenance visit for upkeep, or a dated look needs a refreshing new random design or custom patina. Check out these photos to see just a few of elevator refinishing projects we completed in buildings across the KC metro. And today when you decide to share that secret stand-up comedian routine you’ve been running through your mind or just strike up a conversation with a possible new friend in the elevator with you, we hope you’ll do it in an elevator made beautiful by KC Restoration.
What color or shade would you pick in your favorite finish? We at KC Restoration particularly like the rich dark tone of this bronze metallic coating we applied to these gorgeous handrails. The metallic undertones of the rich, durable paint give it the same characteristic we like about metal finishes: it looks just that little bit different from different angles and light, making it an almost living beauty as you walk past.
Downtown Olathe is home to one of the metro’s gorgeous fountains that features the bronze “Children of the Trails” statue by local artist Kwan Wu. KC Restoration’s technicians recently had the honor of refinishing the sculpture as well as the circular steel water feature and decorative rockwork at its base . All the figures from the pioneer boy and girl running Westward to their dog and the birds flying overhead received a specialty patina wax treatment to enliven and protect the metal artwork. Refinishing of the rainbow-like arches that support the figures included removing rust and realigning grain of the stainless steel. The greater level of rust on the base steel circle due to its function in creating the fountain’s waterfall was cleaned, bringing back the metal’s beautiful brightness and random graining patterns that emulate the eddies and flow of water. Technicians also deep cleaned the limestone cap circling the fountain edge, the granite boulders and riverrock that build the effect of a Kansas stream. Our thanks to the Johnson County Government team who support such public art in our hometown and who could not have been better to partner with for this project!
