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Expert Profile: Valerie McCartney

Expertise: Visit our web site at www.churchwindows.net. I can answer questions about restoration and repair of stained glass windows and their surrounds. I can, also, answer technical questions regarding matching old glass, glass painting (kiln-fired), waterproofing panels (cementing), re-inforcing, removal, and installation. I can not answer questions on glass casting, Dalle de Verre, or glass blowing.

Past/Present partial client list
Aboite Baptist Church, Ft. Wayne, IN; Immaculate Conception Church, Three Rivers, MI; St. Monica Church, Kalamazoo, MI; St. Charles Catholic Church, Coldwater, MI; St. Clair Catholic Church, Centreville, MI; St. Mary's Church, West Phalia, MI; Pleasant View Church of Christ, Angola, IN; St. Paul United Church of Christ, LaPorte, IN; First Congregational United Church of Christ, Olivet College, Olivet, MI; First Congregational Church United Church of Christ, Kalamazoo, MI; Trinity Lutheran Church, Culver, IN; St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Breman, IN; Grace Lutheran Church, Germfaske, MI; St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Rogers City, MI; United Methodist Church, Bellevue, MI; Augusta Fellowship United Methodist Church, Augusta, MI; United Methodist Church, Galena, IL; Metropolitan United Methodist Church, Detroit, MI; University United Methodist Church, Lansing, MI; Believer's Bible Fellowship Church, Churubusco, IN; St. Elias Eastern Orthodox Church, Battle Creek, MI; First Presbyterian Church, Allegan, MI; First Reformed Church, Grand Haven, MI; Bellmor House, Grosse Pointe, MI; Milwood Middle School, Kalamazoo, MI;

Experience in the area
I have owned and operated Full Spectrum Stained Glass, Inc. since 1988. (www.churchwindows.net)

Organizations
The Stained Glass Association of America, The American Glass Guild, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Better Business Bureau of Western Michigan

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What do you like about this subject? What I like about stained glass is the versatility: The changes in appearance as the light changes; The many different styles and techniques; And the fact that every day I am allowed to either help preserve history, through restoration, or, create history with new stained glass windows.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? Stained glass, much like life, is a continual learning experience. Each job that our studio works on presents new challenges and situations. I hope to continue to learn new and better techniques and ideas every day. I hope to continually improve the way that our studio functions. I hope I always love my job!

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 2324
Knowledge	9.86 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.76 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.85 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		2
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		255

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	10/11/08
10	10	10	10	10/01/08
10	6	10	10	09/17/08
10	10	10	10	09/12/08
10	10	10	10	09/05/08

User Comments

Valerie: thank you very much for your help. I will check out the yellow pages for a specialist in our area. Yes the calcified deposit I speak of
(Mary Ann on 10/11/08)

Valerie was great, even with the limited information I gave her. As she offered, I will follow up with an email directly to her.
(Jimmy on 10/01/08)

thanks for the info
(Jim on 09/12/08)

Actually, after it rained today, we noticed some water at the bottom of the inside of the stained glass. So, it is apparent that the exterior stained
(Yolanda Elston on 09/05/08)

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Recent Answers from Valerie McCartney

2008-10-09 adivse on cleaning a beveled glass door: Dear Mary Ann, It is not a good idea to use any acidic cleaners on a stained glass window. The best way to clean them, and only when they need it, not necessarily weekly, is a very mild soap and water...

2008-10-01 Rusty Lead (?) on Glass Entrance Door: Dear Jimmy, Without actually looking at your door, I can not be certain, but this is what I suspect is going on. A reddish corrosion on lead came can be caused from alkalis found in some cleaning...

2008-09-24 fixings for reinforcing bars: Dear Sally, Reinforcing is an important element of a stained glass window. I hope, by the lack of experience that your letter states, that you are doing this 'complete renovation' for your own personal...

2008-09-21 Value: Dear Janet, Unless the windows can be identified as originally created by a prominent studio or glass artist, the 'resale' value could be minimal, however, the replacement cost could be significant...

2008-09-07 cementing: Dear Wes, Yes this is the correct product. It can be thinned just a bit with linseed oil, but not too much. You can also heat it slightly in an old crock pot to make it more pliable, but it works best...