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Letter 1980
Info on pewter finishing and
polishing
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we are craft peoples making hand shape pewter ware, and somes
casting.
we are looking to receive infomations : technique, equipement, for
mecanical finishing and polishing.
merci beaucoup.
bernard chaudron
- val-david,qc. canada
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Not sure what final result you are looking for but I've done
perhaps 100 pieces including plates, mugs, pitcher, etc. in the past
decade. These were old, distressed pieces which were picked up at
flea markets and antique shops around the world. In most cases I've
hand sanded them working up to at least a 400 grade paper followed by
machine buffing using at least two grades of rouge. The result is a
blemish-free surface which is mistaken for all as polished silver.
Indeed in Victorian England pewter was known as "poor mans' silver".
I certainly would not do this on a valuable old piece since the value
would disappear with the patina. It also takes a heck of a lot of
hours so the reward of turning what was viewed as a piece of junk
into a beautiful shining object must be sufficient for you.
Tom
Tom Barton
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Will anybody tell me in brief what is the procedure for finishing
and polishing crystal? What materials and equipment are used?
Dr. Shailesh Swami
Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Hi there,
I am Spin casting large quantities of figurines etc. in both
pewter and zinc. I am looking for a method(without plating) to give
these products an antique silver finish where the silver will have a
high shine showing through the black. How is this achieved? I have a
mini vibrator as well as a tumbler. Which is the best medium to use
for polishing these figures after I have blackened them. And should I
use some sort of polishing compound.
Thank you,
Andrew cartwright
- Durban, South Africa
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I read somewhere, but have not tested for myself, that Caustic
Acid will blacken the pewter and age it. I would also like to ask
anyone's advice on lacquering pewter to shiny finish or translucent
finish.
Thank you.
Rony Ben-Nachum
Freelance sculptor - Mizpe Hila, Israel
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