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Nickel onto pewter

I need to know if I can plate nickel on top of pewter. What plating needs to go first?

Patrick Zych
- Corpus Christi, Texas

I don't see why not. However, 'pewter' used to mean a fairly specific alloy; today, since the emergence of lead-free pewter it doesn't seem to mean anything in particular.
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Ted Mooney, P.E.
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Brick, New Jersey

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