Things You'll Need:
- Mild Dishwashing Detergent
- Soft Cloth
- Soft Cloth
- Flour
- Salt
- Vinegar
- Flour
- Salt
- Vinegar
- Boiled Linseed Oil
- Salt
- Salt
- Flour
- rottenstone
- pewter polish
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Step 1
Wash pewter in warm water using a mild detergent. Dry thoroughly with a soft cloth.
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Step 2
Make a paste of 1 tsp. salt, 1 cup vinegar and about a half-cup flour. Apply to pewter, then rinse and dry with a soft cloth
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Step 3
Polish pewter with a paste made of rottenstone (decomposed limestone, which is available at hardware stores) and boiled linseed oil. Then wash the pewter in warm, soapy water, rinse and buff dry.
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Step 4
Use a commercial pewter-cleaning product if desired. Follow directions exactly. If you use a commercial polish, make sure it is formulated especially for pewter. Do not use silver or brass polish.










Comments
strocj said
on 1/21/2008 My pewter pitcher appears to have dark black with whitish spots in the next and looks like corrosion. How can I get rid of that?
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 Simply rub flour on the surface with a soft cloth. Works great!