Lead
The Vatican Museums have restored Bernini’s 17th-century bronze doors using micro wool polishing wheels smaller than a fingernail. These conservation-grade wool pads - developed with Italy’s Cultural Heritage Ministry – enable millimeter-precision work on irreplaceable artifacts.

Restoration Breakthroughs

• 0.5mm Wheel Diameter: Accesses intricate relief details (specialized “art restoration wool wheels”)
• pH-Neutral Fibers: Prevents chemical degradation (critical for “antique-safe wool pads”)
• Variable Density: 7-layer construction handles bronze to marble

Sistine Chapel Project
Restoring Ghiberti’s “Gates of Paradise”:

• 28,000+ hours of polishing completed
• 97% original patina preserved
• 400-year-old corrosion reversed

Technical Partnership
ConservTools and Uffizi Labs co-developed:

• Searches for “museum wool polishing kits” up 185%
• Cultural heritage wool wheels now 24% of conservation budgets

Educational Initiative
The Getty Foundation is funding workshops on “wool wheel techniques for bronze conservation”, training 120+ conservators annually.