diff --git a/include/mapnik/agg_helpers.hpp b/include/mapnik/agg_helpers.hpp
index e605194fe..7a5a15a67 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/agg_helpers.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/agg_helpers.hpp
@@ -23,8 +23,15 @@
 #ifndef MAPNIK_AGG_HELPERS_HPP
 #define MAPNIK_AGG_HELPERS_HPP
 
+// agg 
+#include "agg_basics.h"
 #include "agg_gamma_functions.h"
 #include "agg_math_stroke.h"
+#include "agg_pixfmt_rgba.h"
+#include "agg_scanline_u.h"
+#include "agg_scanline_p.h"
+#include "agg_renderer_outline_aa.h"
+#include "agg_renderer_scanline.h"
 
 namespace mapnik {
 
@@ -86,6 +93,47 @@ void set_join_caps(Stroke const& stroke_, PathType & stroke)
     }
 }
 
+
+template <typename PixelFormat>
+struct renderer_ : private boost::noncopyable
+{
+    typedef PixelFormat pixfmt_type;
+    typedef typename pixfmt_type::color_type color_type;
+    typedef typename pixfmt_type::row_data row_data;
+    typedef agg::renderer_base<pixfmt_type> ren_base;  
+    typedef agg::renderer_scanline_aa_solid<ren_base> renderer;
+    typedef agg::scanline_u8 scanline_type;
+    
+    renderer_()
+        : renb_(),
+          ren_(renb_)
+    {}
+    
+    template <typename PF>
+    void attach(PF & pf)
+    {
+        renb_.attach(pf);
+    }
+    
+    void color(color_type const& c)
+    {
+        ren_.color(c);
+    }
+    
+    template <typename Rasterizer>
+    void render(Rasterizer & ras)
+    {
+        agg::render_scanlines(ras, sl_, ren_);
+        sl_. reset_spans();
+    }
+
+    scanline_type sl_;
+    ren_base renb_;
+    renderer ren_;
+};
+
+struct aa_renderer : renderer_<agg::pixfmt_rgba32_plain> {};
+
 }
 
 #endif //MAPNIK_AGG_HELPERS_HPP
diff --git a/include/mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp b/include/mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp
index b575b4d55..c00d7b60c 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp
@@ -30,14 +30,6 @@
 #include <mapnik/label_collision_detector.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/map.hpp>
 
-// agg FIXME 
-
-#include "agg_basics.h"
-#include "agg_pixfmt_rgba.h"
-#include "agg_scanline_u.h"
-#include "agg_scanline_p.h"
-//#include "agg_renderer_outline_aa.h"
-#include "agg_renderer_scanline.h"
 // boost
 #include <boost/utility.hpp>
 #include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
@@ -51,51 +43,11 @@ namespace agg {
 struct trans_affine;
 }
 
-
 namespace mapnik {
 
 class marker;
-
 struct rasterizer;
-
-
-template <typename PixelFormat>
-struct stroke_renderer
-{
-    typedef PixelFormat pixfmt_type;
-    typedef typename pixfmt_type::color_type color_type;
-    typedef typename pixfmt_type::row_data row_data;
-    typedef agg::renderer_base<pixfmt_type> ren_base;  
-    typedef agg::renderer_scanline_aa_solid<ren_base> renderer;
-    typedef agg::scanline_u8 scanline_type;
-    
-    stroke_renderer()
-        : renb_(),
-          ren_(renb_)
-    {}
-    
-    template <typename PF>
-    void attach(PF & pf)
-    {
-        renb_.attach(pf);
-    }
-    
-    void color(color_type const& c)
-    {
-        ren_.color(c);
-    }
-    
-    template <typename Rasterizer>
-    void render(Rasterizer & ras)
-    {
-        agg::render_scanlines(ras, sl_, ren_);
-    }
-
-    scanline_type sl_;
-    ren_base renb_;
-    renderer ren_;
-};
-
+struct aa_renderer;
 
 template <typename T>
 class MAPNIK_DECL agg_renderer : public feature_style_processor<agg_renderer<T> >,
@@ -163,7 +115,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     T & pixmap_;
-    stroke_renderer<agg::pixfmt_rgba32_plain> stroker_;
+    boost::scoped_ptr<aa_renderer> renderer_;
     unsigned width_;
     unsigned height_;
     double scale_factor_;
@@ -173,6 +125,7 @@ private:
     boost::shared_ptr<label_collision_detector4> detector_;
     boost::scoped_ptr<rasterizer> ras_ptr;
     box2d<double> query_extent_;
+    
     void setup(Map const &m);
 };
 }
diff --git a/src/agg/agg_renderer.cpp b/src/agg/agg_renderer.cpp
index 9757e5303..24519ae9a 100644
--- a/src/agg/agg_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/agg_renderer.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 // mapnik
 #include <mapnik/agg_renderer.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/agg_rasterizer.hpp>
+#include <mapnik/agg_helpers.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/marker.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/marker_cache.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/unicode.hpp>
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <mapnik/svg/svg_renderer.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/svg/svg_path_adapter.hpp>
 
-
 // agg
 #define AGG_RENDERING_BUFFER row_ptr_cache<int8u>
 #include "agg_rendering_buffer.h"
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ template <typename T>
 agg_renderer<T>::agg_renderer(Map const& m, T & pixmap, double scale_factor, unsigned offset_x, unsigned offset_y)
     : feature_style_processor<agg_renderer>(m, scale_factor),
       pixmap_(pixmap),
-      stroker_(),
+      renderer_(new aa_renderer),
       width_(pixmap_.width()),
       height_(pixmap_.height()),
       scale_factor_(scale_factor),
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ agg_renderer<T>::agg_renderer(Map const& m, T & pixmap, boost::shared_ptr<label_
                               double scale_factor, unsigned offset_x, unsigned offset_y)
     : feature_style_processor<agg_renderer>(m, scale_factor),
       pixmap_(pixmap),
+      renderer_(),
       width_(pixmap_.width()),
       height_(pixmap_.height()),
       scale_factor_(scale_factor),
diff --git a/src/agg/process_line_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_line_symbolizer.cpp
index 9c8c3a7ef..e931bcbea 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_line_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_line_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ template <typename T>
 void agg_renderer<T>::process(line_symbolizer const& sym,
                               mapnik::feature_ptr const& feature,
                               proj_transform const& prj_trans)
+
 {
-    
     stroke const& stroke_ = sym.get_stroke();
     color const& col = stroke_.get_color();
     unsigned r=col.red();
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ void agg_renderer<T>::process(line_symbolizer const& sym,
     {        
         ras_ptr->reset();        
         set_gamma_method(stroke_, ras_ptr);
-        renderer_.attach(pixf);
+        renderer_->attach(pixf);
+        
         //metawriter_with_properties writer = sym.get_metawriter();
 
         for (unsigned i=0;i<feature->num_geometries();++i)
@@ -193,8 +194,8 @@ void agg_renderer<T>::process(line_symbolizer const& sym,
             }
         }
         
-        renderer_.color(agg::rgba8(r, g, b, int(a*stroke_.get_opacity())));
-        renderer_.render(*ras_ptr);
+        renderer_->color(agg::rgba8(r, g, b, int(a*stroke_.get_opacity())));
+        renderer_->render(*ras_ptr);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/agg/process_polygon_symbolizer.cpp b/src/agg/process_polygon_symbolizer.cpp
index 0cc902b04..68ed3cf5c 100644
--- a/src/agg/process_polygon_symbolizer.cpp
+++ b/src/agg/process_polygon_symbolizer.cpp
@@ -47,27 +47,19 @@ void agg_renderer<T>::process(polygon_symbolizer const& sym,
                               mapnik::feature_ptr const& feature,
                               proj_transform const& prj_trans)
 {
-    typedef agg::renderer_base<agg::pixfmt_rgba32_plain> ren_base;
-    typedef agg::renderer_scanline_aa_solid<ren_base> renderer;
-
     color const& fill_ = sym.get_fill();
-    agg::scanline_u8 sl;
-
     agg::rendering_buffer buf(pixmap_.raw_data(),width_,height_, width_ * 4);
     agg::pixfmt_rgba32_plain pixf(buf);
-
-    ren_base renb(pixf);
+    
     unsigned r=fill_.red();
     unsigned g=fill_.green();
     unsigned b=fill_.blue();
     unsigned a=fill_.alpha();
-    //renb.clip_box(0,0,width_,height_);
-    renderer ren(renb);
 
     ras_ptr->reset();
-
     set_gamma_method(sym,ras_ptr);
-
+    renderer_->attach(pixf);
+    
     //metawriter_with_properties writer = sym.get_metawriter();
     box2d<double> inflated_extent = query_extent_ * 1.1;
     for (unsigned i=0;i<feature->num_geometries();++i)
@@ -92,18 +84,17 @@ void agg_renderer<T>::process(polygon_symbolizer const& sym,
                 typedef agg::conv_clip_polygon<geometry_type> clipped_geometry_type;
                 typedef coord_transform2<CoordTransform,clipped_geometry_type> path_type;
                 clipped_geometry_type clipped(geom);
-                clipped.clip_box(query_extent_.minx(),query_extent_.miny(),query_extent_.maxx(),query_extent_.maxy());
+                clipped.clip_box(inflated_extent.minx(),inflated_extent.miny(),inflated_extent.maxx(),inflated_extent.maxy());
                 path_type path(t_,clipped,prj_trans);
                 ras_ptr->add_path(path);
             }
             //if (writer.first) writer.first->add_polygon(path, *feature, t_, writer.second);
         }
     }
-    ren.color(agg::rgba8(r, g, b, int(a * sym.get_opacity())));
-    agg::render_scanlines(*ras_ptr, sl, ren);
+    renderer_->color(agg::rgba8(r, g, b, int(a * sym.get_opacity())));
+    renderer_->render(*ras_ptr);
 }
 
-
 template void agg_renderer<image_32>::process(polygon_symbolizer const&,
                                               mapnik::feature_ptr const&,
                                               proj_transform const&);