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13 years 10 months ago #28810 by necie1286
can anyone tell me how to clean my pewter card holder i won in a raffle. i'm not sure how to clean it and its not as shiny as it was when i got it

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13 years 10 months ago #28821 by black_magnolia
necie1286 wrote:

can anyone tell me how to clean my pewter card holder i won in a raffle. i'm not sure how to clean it and its not as shiny as it was when i got it


You can try out some of the tips in this thread. The method with the soapy water would be the easiest and cheapest solution.

Pewter normally tarnishes, so after you clean it, it will again develop a patina with time...
For people that are annoyed with this problem with their jewellery, I recommend that they store their jewellery (and any items that they don't regularly use or which aren't for decoration) in boxes, so that the pewter is less exposed to air. I keep everything in a proper jewellery box, so I rarely have to clean my items. I noticed that if I leave my items outside for a couple of days that they really get noticeably darker.

To see a world in a Grain of Sand,
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
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13 years 10 months ago #28865 by necie1286
Thank you black_magnolia. i'll try that out.

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13 years 9 months ago #30463 by Reiken
I've had really good luck using Maas metal polish on my older pieces that have gotten dingy looking.

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13 years 9 months ago #30470 by Envy
Reiken wrote:

I've had really good luck using Maas metal polish on my older pieces that have gotten dingy looking.


Happen to have any links to places which sell that? Just curious. :)

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13 years 9 months ago #30539 by Reiken
www.maasinc.com/products_metalpolish.aspx is their main page. I love this stuff, it's never given me any problems with cleaning even the most tarnished pieces.

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