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Bronze Shipping

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The first thing you should be concerned about when shipping bronze sculptures is insurance. It’s highly important to get full coverage for such a valuable item because many things can happen during transit. Depending on the size and weight of the sculpture, you need to calculate the shipping cost, VAT, and customs that you will be paying.

Here, the way the sculpture is packed plays a big role. Without proper packing, you might be receiving a broken sculpture with your money down the drain. Wherever you plan to ship the sculpture, there are a few customs regulations that need to be followed. For example, any personal item that is being shipped to China and costs more than CNY 1,000 can be returned by the authorities, any crate that boards a ship to the UK needs to be fumigated and in KSA, a Clean Report of Findings is required from the origin country before anything above USD 100 is shipped.

Once you have found out the customs regulations of the country you are shipping your bronze sculpture to, you can start packing. Following are the tools you will need and the steps you need to follow for packing your bronze sculpture:

Materials List

  • Sturdy cardboard box
  • Bubble wrap (small and big sheet)
  • Custom wooden crate
  • Shredded paper
  • Cotton
  • Packing tape

Step #1

If the sculpture has any sharp corners or protruding edges, cover them with cotton. Create a nice thick padding and wrap it at least 4 times around the protruding part. Attach cardboard corners to prevent the sculpture’s edges from chipping.

Step #2

Cut the thin bubble wrap and wrap it around the sculpture twice. Seal the bubble wrap with packing tape but make sure it does not come in contact with the sculpture. Wrap the sculpture vertically, again overlapping the previous layer to cover the bottom and top surface.

Step #3

Take the big bubble wrap sheet and cover the sculpture entirely. Secure all around with packing tape. Avoid tapping too much or you might have difficulty when unpacking.

Step #4

If the sculpture weighs less than 5 lbs, then you can pack it in a cardboard box. If not, you need to get a custom wooden crate. Let’s assume that the sculpture weighs less than 5 lbs. Following are the instruction on how to pack the sculpture in a cardboard box:

·        Step #5

Make sure the cardboard box has 2 inches of free space on all sides, one the sculpture is placed inside it. Double tape the bottom of the cardboard box just to make sure that the flaps do not open accidentally.

·        Step #6

Lay down a layer of shredded and wadded paper. Place the sculpture inside the box and fill any space with more wadded paper. Shake the box so that the sculpture situates itself fully in between the wadded paper.

·        Step #7

Close the lid and shake the box to see if you feel any movement. If you think that the sculpture still needs extra padding, then add more shredded paper.

·        Step #8

Before tapping the flaps, drop a few packets of drying agent (calcium chloride) into the cardboard box. Any water that might come into contact with the sculpture will be immediately absorbed by the drying agent.

·        Step #9

Close the flaps and secure them with packing tape. For added safety, shrink wrap the package.

·        Step #10

Print “THIS SIDE UP” and “FRAGILE” on a paper in bold letters and attach it to the box

These 10 steps will help you pack your bronze sculpture easily for its safe arrival at the destination. In the case you are using a wooden crate, follow the same instruction but use packing peanuts instead of shredded paper.

Healthy and Cured Bronze Shipping

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Bronze is one of the toughest metals. It is employed in crafting coins, weaponry, jewels, armors, and sculptures for several centuries. However, this robust metal carries reactive components that have a low tolerance against winds and moisture. Exposure to these elements can plague the bronze.

Bronze shipping is, therefore, a sensitive matter and must be dealt with care. Here is a complete guide through which you can ship bronze without a glitch.

Step One: Understanding the Metal

The first step you must take is to understand the metal’s nature. Bronze is an alloy made with several other metallic components such as zinc and tin. This makes bronze a highly reactive metal that must be tended with care.

Step Two: Types of Corrosion

Bronze has different layers; external and internal. This creates two different types of corrosions in the bronze shipping and they are primarily caused due to air and moisture.

When bronze is exposed to air, it develops patches of blues, greens, blacks, reds and even browns. However, this is easily cleanable and a completely harmless corrosion. The second type of corrosion that occurs due to humidity or moisture is, however, more concerning.

Step Three: Identifying Bronze Disease

Upon exposure to moisture or humidity, bronze shipping can catch what is known as Bronze Disease. This occurs when the external layer of your bronze shipping develops noticeable spots such as flakey green or yellow spots.

This type of corrosion is continual and grows onto the bronze, plaguing it entirely. When bronze shipping is unprotected and exposed to salts in water vapors, it can react severely and catch the bronze disease.

Step Four: Treating Bronze Disease

Disease to your bronze shipping is a grave matter and will affect your reputation amongst the customers negatively. In order to deliver sparkling bronze shipping to your clients, you must treat the bronze disease. This requires knowledge of chemical compounds.

To treat the bronze disease, you must lightly scrub the external surface of the bronze artifact with a tooth brush which will exfoliate the outer surface.

Then, you must prepare a curing agent by applying a paste of sodium sesquicarbonate on the surface. This will help the bronze shipping to reach a neutral pH.

What to do?

Dealing with metals as valuable as bronze is quite complicated and requires sufficient chemical knowledge to handle them properly.

This is why you must allow a professional to deliver the bronze shipping across the city or country as they are bound to be well-acquainted with methods of prevention.

Also, since professionals have been involved in bronze shipping for quite some time, they will make sure the bronze your customer receives is in top notch condition.