metal refinishing

Patina finishes and handrails at the Muehlebach

KC Restoration’s work on the wonderful historic Muehlebach hotel wing of the Downtown Marriott continues. Here are our most recent photos showing the transformations to patina finishes and handrails in the original lobby. Marriott and Centric Projects wanted to keep to the look of the original 1915 décor, so we brought back the satin bronze […]

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Muehlebach Restoration At The Downtown Marriott

KC Restoration has an exciting new project to share. We have been contracted to work with the Downtown Marriott and Centric Projects on both the main Marriott hotel and the historic Muehlebach portion of the hotel. This huge renovation project includes 35 elevator cabs and entrances, 900 lineal feet of bronze handrail, and 4 escalator

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Brass Mailboxes Brought Back To Their Former Glory

Check out these “before and after” images of KC Restoration’s work transforming tarnished brass mailboxes in an area condo building. Now they look as good as they did back when they were new in the 1940s! Even the residents asked if they’d been replaced!  

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Transforming elevators with Express Elevator Company

KC Restoration just completed a beautiful transformation on some elevator interiors and entrances in St. Joseph for Express Elevator Company. Their locally owned and operated company services and maintains all brands of elevators with a dedication to customer service we admire. It’s been wonderful to be a part of providing an excellently renewed elevator for

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Amazing work on Amazing Iowa Judicial Building

KC Restoration is excited to share our work on the Iowa Judicial Branch Building in Des Moines. Our technicians worked long hours and did an amazing job transforming the building’s bronze finishes which had dulled over time. We brought back the warmth and vibrancy to these beautiful bronze focal points of an amazing building we

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A bright future for the Vitagraph Building

Located in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District, the Vitagraph Film Exchange Building recently underwent a large-scale renovation, transforming a historic warehouse into a mixed-use facility housing retail and office space. KC Restoration was selected to work in this beautiful historic building, by MC Realty and the building’s owner to refinish the bronze elevators, water fountains,

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Brilliant bronze at the Westar Energy building

KC Restoration is excited to share work we’ve completed in Topeka at the Westar Energy Building. We refinished their entrance giving the lobby doors and entrance into the Westar Energy Building a bright new look. Kent Andres, Building Maintenance Foreman, and Cliff Silsby, Manager, Facility Services, at Westar were both incredibly wonderful to work with.

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High end custom cooktop hoods with Gieske Metal Fabricators

KC Restoration does custom patinas and finishes for new metals as well as restoring older metal. One of our clients, Gieske Custom Metal Fabricators was tasked to create custom metal cooktop hoods for an architects’ high end clients. KC Restoration’s part of the production was to treat the hood with the finish the homeowners preferred. Gieske Custom

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