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Stripping the patina from pewter
How do I go about removing blackening patina from new pewter items? The items in question have been dipped in a commercial blackening fluid.
Chantelle Marcusse
Buyer - Cape Town, Western Province, South Africa
2007
Try 5% hydrochloric acid,rinse well! Good luck!
Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2007
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