Sovereign’s Entrance Gates: Palace of Wesminster

At the heart of Great Britain's democratic system lies the Palace of Westminster; symbol of parliamentary democracy the world over and an immense tourist attraction for millions. It is undergoing considerable refurbishment and conservation and as a part of this Eura Conservation Ltd was asked to restore the Soveriegn's gates. All work had to be done within the strictest regime to protect the security of the establishment with existing alams kept in place along with secure hoarding in place of the gates whilst they were returned to our workshops for cleaning back to bare metal using an ultra high powered pressure washer. This method of paint removal has distinct advantagesin some circumstances being environmentally friendly with no use of harsh chemicals and it takes paint a corrosion from the surface of the metal leaving a sound surface. The historic paint residues were filtered through a geo-tech membrane to collect the old probably lead based paints and removed for appropriate disposal at our Telford base. Another advantage of a water based cleaning system is that it minimises dust and the consequent possibility of air borne lead residues.