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24 Fig. 12. Completed color scheme of the Dome's interior coffered surface The arguments remained the same, and Architect of the Capitol Ayers had to continue making the case to the Congress, although I am not sure if he had to retrieve the Maxwell House Coffee can from the archives for his presentation. W hen the f unding was ultimately appropriated, the final phase began. Hoffman Archi- tects was once again recalled to help implement the work. The AOC used the same paint removal techniques on the exterior of the Dome, and successfully used the Lock and Stitch and stainless steel strapping techniques proposed in the master plan. The phase two public information brochure produced by the AOC, Capitol Dome Restoration Project, describes these methodologies in some detail. The suspended donut netting first used in 1999 was successfully utilized again for Rotunda protection, while alternative color pallettes were tested on the coffered Dome, with the color combination most compatible and appropriate selected (fig. 12). We can finally celebrate this last phase of the quarter- century-long Dome restoration odyssey. It was initiated by the Ninth Architect of the Capitol, was advanced by the 10th Architect of the Capitol, and was concluded as promised by the 11th Architect of the Capitol, Stephen Ayers, in time for the Presidential Inauguration on 20 THE CAPITOL DOME