Prior to this restoration, the font had been  located outdoors in a walled garden area. Due to the effects of weathering and groundwater, there was a significant amount of erosional damage. This was compounded by previous applications of a non-breathable coating that trapped water inside the stone. There was also significant biological growth and soiling. Additionally, in March 2012, the font was vandalized with spray paint and knocked over. This impact broke the bowl of the font into 24 separate pieces of various sizes.

The broken pieces of this font were carefully numbered and removed by crane from their walled garden location.

Various products, including non-acid based strippers and cleaners, were used to restore the original appearance of this font. The types of soiling included: graffiti, dirt, unidentified coatings, and biological growth.

The many broken pieces of this font were reassembled using stainless steel pins and epoxy as reinforcement.

A custom formula composite patching mortar was made using crushed limestone of a similar color as general aggregate. In areas of significant spalling and missing fragments, this mortar was applied and carved to recreate the shape, color and texture of the surrounding stone.

Small cracks, mostly between broken pieces,  were filled with a fine aggregate custom mortar.

Stonesculpt installed the restored baptismal font inside the Holy Cross Mission church using a rolling gantry crane; it was dry-set on a stainless steel pin epoxied in the concrete floor.