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How do I age pewter

Q. What chemicals do I need to used to age pewter? Where can I get them and how much do they cost?

Patrick Dennis
- OKC, Oklahoma
2002

2003

A. Gray to black for tin:

200 gm iron chloride

1 lit water

Cold immersion(only thoroughly degreased and oxide free objects!)

Bronze brown for tin:

3 gm ammonium chloride

12 gm copper acetate [affil links]

20 gm vinegar [in bulk on eBay or Amazon]

0,5 lit water

nitric acid - to reach pH 1 Goran Budija
- Zagreb,Croatia

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