Sixty Layers of Paint Removed
By Sue Clark on Jun 28, 2007 in Restoration 
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Cape Brett Lighthouse, in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand has just undergone an eight week long renovation, due in part to having to remove 98 years of paint jobs. That came out to sixty complete layers of paint that had to go. According to the New Zealand Herald online story, there was also rot found at the bottom of the doors, and due to the lightstation’s location, the new rosewood doors, weighing in at around 600 pounds, had to be helicoptered in to the island.
The lighthouse is owned and operated by the Maritime Safety Authority.
Information from New Zealand Lighthouses:
First lit in 1910 the cast iron tower was constructed locally by a company in Thames, barged to a nearby beach then each section was winched up 149 metres and assembled on site. Cape Brett was also the first in New Zealand to float the rotating light on a bed of mercury. Previously lights had been supported by wheels. This enabled a heavier and brighter light that could turn faster which meant more variation between the flashes at different stations.
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