Laser Cleaning of Bronze Eagle in Oak Park, IL. (By CSOS Inc.)

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The Conservation of Sculpture & Objects Studio (CSOS) is the first company in the USA to utilize environmentally safe "Green" laser technology for large scale art restoration projects. This video shows laser cleaning of a bronze eagle on the North plaque of the WWI Memorial in Scoville Park, located in Oak Park, IL. This is a precisely calibrated laser being used by an experienced and trained CSOS laser technician.
The Scoville Park WWI Memorial restoration project involves laser cleaning bronze elements, stone cleaning, stone repairs, foundation reconstruction, and overall stabilization of the monument. This project started in 2009 and will conclude in 2010.
From architectural structures and monuments, to small artifacts,
CSOS specializes in using the most advanced
techniques in art restoration and conservation
to ensure that works of art withstand the tests of time.
We have restored works of Art from around the world for over 20 years.
To learn more or to contact us, please visit our site:
www.WeSaveArt.com

© 2010 CSOS Inc. All rights reserved.

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@atticus9907 7 лет назад

........and two weeks later it was back to its usual green glory!

@cru-say3990 7 лет назад

S Wyatt probably about a month or two but we could put a clear coating of something on it to protect it

@9600bauds 9 лет назад

Just amazing. The sculpture was so dirty at first, that from the front I thought it was an engraving! The before and after is unbelievable.

@kristopherprevo7078 6 лет назад

9600bauds it is an engraving

@joadkins6506 8 лет назад

I'm a metals conservator working in the UK and I have to be honest the use of the laser in this instance looks to be completely inappropriate. The video appears to be showing the laser stripping of the natural patina (the green layer) that the bronze has developed, this exposes new metal to the elements and in the long term is detrimental to the sculpture, particularly if this treatment is repeated (because lets be honest, how often do these thing go unmaintained even when the long term care instructions are given). The better option would have been to leave this patina in place, wash down the bronze and them protect it using waxes, if the client wanted the bronze to appear 'foundry brown' then this could have been achieved using coloured waxes rather than stripping of the surface. I hope I am wrong and the video is misleading

@TheMCGamer2012 8 лет назад

You bring up a good point, but if you notice in the last little bit of the video, they show the Eagle and the background lettering both cleaned, and then added with some protective coating. I would like to say I have as much experience as you on the matter, but it is just an observation.

@manvillercwingchun 8 лет назад

actually if you watch till the end, the final product looks better

@RobertSzasz 7 лет назад

CryptoDriver The patina or rust aren't external contamination, they are converted base material. Removing the corrosion, letting more form, and repeating will reduce the object to dust in short order.

@RobertSzasz 7 лет назад

***** the corrosion products usually slow the corrosion of metal underneath, and all sorts of surface protection is available (paints, waxes, etc..) so what is optimal for a conservation (no loss of material, reversible restoration) isn't always the best solution, removing corrosion then treating with something to protect the metal surface usually is the way to go, and with regular maintenance damage can be halted and the metal protected indefinitely.. It's a combination of neglect and treatment every decade or so that will destroy an object in less than 50 years that could last thousands.

@57WillysCJ 6 лет назад

You could take a couple of minutes to look at their website to see what they do. It's plainly visible and that's how long it took me to find out they work with the standards set out by the AIC code of ethics and guidelines for practice. I assumed the video was a blurb on the new uses of laser. Not a complete how to video.

@betaextra2443 9 лет назад

but isn't the patina the one protecting the bronze?

@omegalul6012 8 лет назад

beta extra They put a coating layer on it.

@sublimesense7761 7 лет назад

beta extra the copper was oxidized

@grenadebaron 6 лет назад

I grew up less than a mile from this Memorial. Just 2 days ago there is a photo of the Dedication Ceremony on Nov. 11, 1925 posted on the Growing Up In Oak Park fb page. I have posted this video on that post. Great Job

@jcdrake01 9 лет назад

I would love to have this job.

@reetpateet8656 Год назад

Me too! Immensely satisfying!

@SculptureConservator 11 лет назад

Thank you for posting this. I just looked at an article which states that some form of graffiti removal has begun. I hope they are not blasting the sculpture. There are several conservation techniques for removing graffiti from a surface. We regularly remove graffiti like this from metal and stone sculptures. It is possible to use a laser to remove only the graffiti and not damage the original surface. In fact, we have used lasers to remove graffiti from prehistoric pictographs in Texas.

@edeggermont 6 лет назад

Wait... Did you just thank yourself for posting this vid?

@ineedaname5928 6 лет назад

Ed Eggermont I think he was thanking a comment maybe they couldn’t reply directly to?

@101Volts 4 года назад

@@ineedaname5928 Or maybe it is a reply that no longer shows up right; RU-vid comments goofed up over the years, it looks like he posted that in 2013/2014 and I've seen comments of mine from then that _were_ replies but now don't show up properly.

@cvn6555 6 лет назад

Looks phenomenal after being polished.

@sirdeadlock 7 лет назад

What a waste covering up the sound with music.

@alfredmcdusseldorf6228 3 года назад

And video game music at that

@rodgercostello9814 3 года назад

The petina is nice but so nice to see how stunning it must have been when built. Cant say its not a gorgeous monument which ud prob never know had that work put into it initially. Only fitting to show it off.

@johnpiotrowski3108 5 лет назад

Welcome to the 21st century. We have the technology to restore such items to their practically original state of beauty along with the technology to preserve them with protective coatings that did not exist when the items were first created. People probably paid little attention to this item when it was covered with patina. Now that it has been strikingly restored, it is an eye-catcher, and a renewed honor to WWI veterans.

@TheBowersj 2 года назад

They make this stuff called BRASO, it works very well on Bronze, Brass, and Copper. I would highly recommend it

@HROM1908 7 лет назад

I agree with Jo Adkins. There must be a widespread discussion before such whizz bang technology is used. We don't have to 'do' just because we 'can'. This is akin to wire brushing gravestones etc.

@kustomTooth 6 лет назад

That's weird I went from watching cute raccoons to this! 😂

@timshelton4303 8 лет назад

I actual love the patina much more that the original Bronze. I do get why it is cleaned though

@SpaceFlye 6 лет назад

But where does all they buildup go? Does it just disappear into thin air?!

@SomeoneCommenting 6 лет назад

This is so satisfying to see.

@edeggermont 6 лет назад

No, it is not

@matheusmartino7747 8 лет назад

" This is a precisely calibrated laser being used by an experienced and trained CSOS laser technician " Seriously? The machine do all the job!! And I can shake that thing better than hin!

@NichtNameee 6 лет назад

Stupido

@gabychuels2955 6 лет назад

HAHAHAHAHAHA u right tho

@SculptureConservator 13 лет назад

Actually, this is a bronze sculpture. Yet the following principles apply to copper as well: Laser ablation effectively removes the corrosion products from the surface and leaves a passive oxidized layer on the surface which inhibits further corrosion. This eagle was given a protective microcrystalline wax coating that prevents further oxidation. As long as the protective coating remains intact, the sculpture will not corrode. Well maintained bronzes are known to be stable for decades.

@mikestevens3247 6 лет назад

That is so cool. I would love this job. I could do this or power washing all day long.

@SculptureConservator 11 лет назад

That would be quite an honor!

@edeggermont 6 лет назад

Who the hell are you replying?

@FefeUnDosTre 6 лет назад

What does Vittorio Veneto have to do with this?

@mikerockwell1975 11 лет назад

That is amazing! Awesome work.

@SculptureConservator 11 лет назад

You are absolutely correct. Safety first! Yes this is a chemical free treatment, but the laser operator should take care to not breath in corrosion products (or other materials). There is also a ventilation system, which is not seen by the camera, which generates continuous airflow to move ablated particles away from the conservator.

@gregsmith2407 7 лет назад

The operator appeared to be wearing a filter respirator (purple plastic canisters) that should trap any hazardous dust before it gets inhaled. Looks like good safety practices are being followed.

@peterscheffer3578 7 лет назад

Come on. What's with the music? Was that really necessary?

@edeggermont 6 лет назад

Peter Scheffer, yeah you are right. Lasers make cool sounds and in this video we only hear some tame music

@phoenix21studios 6 лет назад

doesnt the oxide layer prevent further rusting?

@user-rs6we5zc2z 9 лет назад

this is oddly calming

@censoredstudio5563 4 года назад

I would have liked to see a pressure washing video of the same statue to be able to compare

@tomthompson7400 5 лет назад

i dread to think how long it took , and what the bill was , to pay for the mans time and the laser , im guessing ita a 100k machine , and a day to do the work , gotta cost a lot to get it done.

@SculptureConservator 11 лет назад

That is a shame. We have worked on objects in many cemeteries an it is always rewarding to help preserve memories and history. I hope those records and stones were kept in your case.

@masterofsales7655 7 лет назад

Great job!

@OMG1961 6 лет назад

I think a lot of you are missing the point regarding the application of using a laser to remove the build up of crap over the years. This eagle can now be protected and retain its original shine. What I am interested in is not preservation work but removing old paint and rust from cars etc. So what I am interested in is costs. Traditional V new technology. Thanks for the video.

@dannygerbec315 6 лет назад

It looked cooler the way it was before

@SomeoneCommenting 6 лет назад

It's not "dirty", it's oxidized. Bronze has copper in it, and with time it turns green, and in that state it is called patina. You see that same green in many old building metal roofs too. The Statue of Liberty is green because it has been left to look like that on purpose. In fact, when it had its restoration, the new replacement copper pieces were artificially oxidized with chemical agents to accelerate the process. If someone cleaned that statue to shine, everybody would go nuts.

@SculptureConservator 11 лет назад

If you send us an email with exact specification of what it is you want to clean, then we can point you in the right direction. We use a variety of laser systems. The one in this video was custom built for us by Clean Laser. Be aware that these are expensive tools that should only be used by trained professionals.

@PhilXavierSierraJones 6 лет назад

I kinda want to know what music was used on this video.

@mysticarchfire 7 лет назад

Let's do this a a significantly larger scale to the Statue of Liberty and then put a clear coat over it to keep it clean.

@AwsomeVids83 7 лет назад

Cade Stewart The green Statue of Liberty is iconic. We would never go for cleaning it.

@ScootyPuffJrSux 6 лет назад

A. Zak Not to mention the green protects it.

@MadMax-yq9ix 6 лет назад

Clean it with water and clearly coat it, keep the green

@blacksages 6 лет назад

i think the laser would scatter too much, not mentionning it would be difficult to precisely do the cleaning

@fuzzywzhe 6 лет назад

Why? This country doesn't give a shit about freedom or liberty anymore. Just melt it down for bullets so the United States can bomb yet another country after it lies it's way into another fucking war.

@kingsoulsurfer41 6 лет назад

How do u get started doing this ?

@kjevera 6 лет назад

wow, that's awesome!

@PerFranck 11 лет назад

won't the underlying material get damaged at all?

@PrinceWesterburg 6 лет назад

Do you know how much quicker you could clean this if you didn't wobble the laser about - its not a scrubbing brush! Just move it slowly and the laser will ablate the oxidisation far more efficiently. Moving it as you do minimises the surface's laser exposure time and thus reduces cleaning.

@pageljazz 11 лет назад

Okay, so if I wear bronze armor, I'll be safe against lasers? Good to know. Thanks.

@elebecepe 8 лет назад

It looked better before :(

@Objectively_Correct 6 лет назад

elebecepe nah, looked ugly before, the bonze made it look more classic and cooler.

@Unknown-iw2jp 6 лет назад

The faded one before cleaning looks more cooler and have this old-age feeling to it. After cleaning make it looks like the children' play-dough.

@Flamemast18 6 лет назад

after cleaning, it actually had a face to look at. looks better cleaned up than that tarnished piece of crap it was.

@Gunzee 6 лет назад

It's not brown, they finished it in a grey matching the concrete surround. The end is where they show the treated finished product

@Monsterboy2341 9 лет назад

the lazer may have taken off the rust, but the bronze still isn't shining

@xxGLhrMxx 9 лет назад

Still not good enough for Mr. perfectionist, pls invent a cleaning and polishing machine.

@owboky102050 6 лет назад

Iron is an element, and steel is a very useful, reasonably pure form of iron.Rust is iron oxide, the corrosion product of iron. You can only make iron oxide from iron and oxygen; you can't make it out of copper or tin, so copper and bronze can never rust. Copper andbronze can corrode or tarnish,

@owboky102050 6 лет назад

Russell Scott The green patina that forms naturally on copper and bronze, sometimes called verdigris, usually consists of varying mixtures of copper chlorides, sulfides, sulfates and carbonates, depending upon environmental conditions such as sulfur-containing acid rain. ... So no it is not "Rust"

@jonasstrzyz2469 6 лет назад

+Carl Spackler It is not rust. Just as I do not recall that bronze has the same red-ish color as copper(I)oxide.

@monsteryasmin 13 лет назад

amazing but really necessary for copper? how long will it last before oxidizing again? 5 years? :)

@freeagent8604 8 лет назад

I am not a chemist so I don't understand the iron oxide, cast iron look after the initial cleaning. How did you arrive at the brass look in the end? How do you then preserve the bronze after removing the protective patina?

@radar98 7 лет назад

FreeAgent the intensity was first to remove outer oxidation, then increase the laser intensity to remove all oxidation to reflective layer

@freeagent8604 7 лет назад

***** Oh, OK. It wasn't mechanical. Whatever works, Looks great!

@cuddles-ii6ns 11 лет назад

Seen this on the LaserCleanAll channel. Someone spray painted Jimi Hendrix statue in Seattle this week, two dudes were drunk but I'm still wondering does that matter they still had spray cans with them. I doubt they know you might be able to clean it with a laser but wouldn't that ruin the statue or take off the coloring not just the paint?

@vodcc4463 6 лет назад

Did you wax it afterwards?

@joellum01 7 лет назад

He could have clean up the whole monument of the bronze eagle. And to be honest, this rust removal laser technology have changed the world.

@pablohill6688 6 лет назад

joellum01 there is no rust on that statue it is made of bronze

@t1bud42 6 лет назад

Can we do this to lady liberty.

@RMALaserExperts 5 лет назад

Unfortunately, industrial application of this type of solution requires a greater commitment of security measures. In addition, manual cleaning does not guarantee process repeatability. Welcome to our channel, where we show a laser cleaning solution, using a robot, vision system and rotator.

@HawkGirl69 6 лет назад

Very cool

@kjonggo6567 10 лет назад

incredible

@cuddles-ii6ns 11 лет назад

Cemetaries need to buy this and show some respect for old cemetary statues. Sad we had a old settlers cemetary and all the damn teenagers kept walking through to save 100 feet on the way home and knocked over all the grave markers, now there's just small wooden cross on some of the graves. Rest who knows if they kept the GPS coordinates in case someone gave a damn and put new ones back up.

@dark_rhodie 6 лет назад

What about the rust

@sauroman1 11 лет назад

How this laser removes stains?

@geraldbolum9422 6 лет назад

The music is a bit annoying

@MrMinhnguyen76 11 лет назад

can you show me where to buy that laser gun? thank you

@urmasandimae6526 Год назад

no music!!!

@message1076 5 лет назад

Realy is good but i have one doubt its has been clean in glass.

@foxhazhax4845 5 лет назад

Amazing that we invented a machine that can strip and clean metal just by shooting photons at it.

@axeman1314 10 лет назад

What's the song?

@zomgtehrei 10 лет назад

"Mi Corazón (Marcelo Castelli Remix)" by Campo ( • )

@RohMann9898 9 лет назад

Sandstroem- Derdaude

@CosmicBarrilet 6 лет назад

the original song by Bajofondo tango club. - Mi corazón.

@nokoru1 6 лет назад

Imagine the creators of statues like this actually used bronze as the material so that the statues could become better looking over the years with the accumulating patina...and how pissed they would be if they could see this happening...

@johng4250 11 лет назад

I have a feeling this tool isn't in the price range of Mr. and Mrs. America, in fact I doubt if a lot of cleaning companies can afford it.

@nikolaibonnkarovsky6621 8 лет назад

Do these machines work on rust?

@supergamer1123 8 лет назад

+Nikolai “BubblesRevolution” Bonnkarovsky yes

@hudsonball4702 6 лет назад

Almost looked more like a roast turnkey after the inertial cleaning.

@spudart 9 лет назад

Can I use this laser to clean my coffee mug? :)

@drewwalters7010 6 лет назад

Timelapse please

@MrGuvEuroman 6 лет назад

Paint it with Vinegar and leave it to soak, it will come up new.

@mileskosik472 7 лет назад

Lol clicking links lead me to a video of my home town!

@npsit1 6 лет назад

I gotta get one of these to clean my engine parts...

@eemanabdallah1448 6 лет назад

In the picture of the video it looked real but just frozen

@SculptureConservator 11 лет назад

If the correct laser is properly calibrated and the operator knows what he/she is doing then there is absolutely no damage to the underlying layer. In this case the laser is calibrated to absorb into and ablate away the corrosion layer, and not effect the intact metal below. No other tool can match this level of precision. Yet it is possible to melt a surface if one just points and shoots a laser at an object without a proper understanding of optoelectronics and laser matter interactions.

@happydog6500 6 лет назад

The whole value of a bronze art piece is the patina

@happydog6500 6 лет назад

not all value is monetary...

@cuddles-ii6ns 11 лет назад

Well considering the Seattle Mayor is called Magoo by a lot of folks, maybe you should send him an email and recommend your service or someone local who has the same equipment as you. Before they deface something.

@TheCaptainSplatter 6 лет назад

They should do it for the statue of liberty.

@zaferercanturemis3551 7 лет назад

Advice: Watch 2x faster

@vidanatural_oficial 6 лет назад

why does clean it? it will oxidate again.. and again.. the patina outside protects the metal inside.. and the color is beautifull then the original metal. it was a bad idea, you are destroing the real art, it need more 5 years to become green patina again.

@vidanatural_oficial 6 лет назад

Zachary rommarow someone like me..

@SubswithoutVideosyeswecan 6 лет назад

Julio Bedaque How many colors can patima have?

@vidanatural_oficial 6 лет назад

1000 Subs without Videos? yes we can ! I do not know, you tell me. It is a metal oxide, the color change with humidity and temperature.

@SubswithoutVideosyeswecan 6 лет назад

Just a masked man He didnt even say it would damage it... He said the oxide would look nicer. Which is true i rather have green oxide than some shitty brown

@vidanatural_oficial 6 лет назад

Yes man, me too.

@jakehawkins7890 6 лет назад

It looked better before

@Only1Orinthal 6 лет назад

Should have just done the eagle and lettering. It really popped with everything else still oxidized.

@timmayer8723 6 лет назад

The sculpture, usually a casting, should speak for itself regardless of the surface oxidation. To my mind there is no more regal oxidation than the blue-green weather surface of the sheet copper used to clothe the Statute of Liberty. Copper is a very beautiful metal when buffed and polished but when it starts the full surface oxidation process it adds a certain timeless regal look to the piece no matter how small or large.

@mehhhhh421 6 лет назад

Lady Liberty is next

@boris2342 6 лет назад

The Patina !!!

@letsthinking6266 4 года назад

He should paint the eagle.

@holdernewtshesrearin5471 6 лет назад

im impressed with the lazers cleaning ability but why would you want to remove all that old patina? people pay big money to fake age and patina on new pieces to have that old world look.cant imagine why theyd want to remove it. the patina protects the metal also. and it will return.very slowly though. that was probably a couple decades of patina removed.