How Do You Repair Stained Glass Lead?
Stained glass joined by lead can be repaired by someone trained in the art of stained glass, particularly lead-joined stained glass. The lead came is started at an outer corner of the stained glass project and glass pieces are fitted into the lead. If the lead is cracked or old and needs to be replaced, the stained glass can be disassembled, lead came reapplied, and the joints and seams between the stained glass pieces soldered with a soldering iron. Disassemble the stained glass where the lead needs to be repaired using pliers to pull off the broken or damaged pieces of lead came. Or, if the lead came is still mostly intact, you may need to heat up the came with a soldering iron to remove the pieces. Fit the pieces of stained glass into channels of new lead came. Trim the lead came using a lead knife or cutters, called lead nippers. Cut the lead at 90-degree angles where necessary so that the joints meet perfectly. Prepare to solder all of the joints by brushing flux onto the lead. Pl
