Makin' it look old

[atki]

Curious if anyone knows how to make pewter look old. Real old.

In the mood of sharing, here is something that I do know. If you want to make brass look old, and cruddy, here is a fun trick. (I do this with brass beads, tacks and so forth) Put the brass into a aluminum pan. Has to be aluminum. Pour in some laundry bleach, like Clorox. Do this out door. Just enough bleach to cover the brass. It will start bubbling, frothing and getting hot. Wait till all the actions stops, about 30 minutes. Rinse and you should have some really scuzzy looking brass. Oh yeah, you only get to use the pan once. It will only work one time per pan.

WB

 

[tx-hunter]

This may work. Have not tried it though. Rub the buttons with a cut lemon.

 

[atki]

I've darn near made a salad out them. I have soaked
them in lemon juice, mayonasse, pickle juice and now there sitting in mustard. The mustard is doing something, but not much. Pewter is 90-95% tin, so something must work on tin.

 

[Nifeman]

Rub some aquafortis on them. Then buff back with 0000 steel wool. You have to use stuff that has a percentage of Nitric acid in it tho. I make my own with stong nitric acid mixed in water and add degreased steel wool or any iron filings. It'll make your pewter black as night...
CAUTION: THIS IS HIGHLY CORROSIVE AND CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS...
Hope this helps, Nifeman

 

[anvil1231]

I use birchwood casey's cold bluing with good results

 

[fobeknat]

Accidently put a pewter cup in the dishwasher :redface: Came out looking dull and "antiquey" Maybe this might work for your pewter??