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Blackening pewter jewelry

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Q. I am trying to blacken pewter jewelry, tried liver of sulfur did not work. Could anybody advise a solution which can be purchased rather them made (needs to be commercial size package)
thanks

Peter Perkins
manufacturer - Birmingham, United Kingdom
September 1, 2010

Ed. note: Commercial patinas for pewter are available, Peter ⇨

A. Try 20%iron (III) chloride solution (objects must be grease and oxide free!). At internet archive you can download/free!/ very good old book on metals colouring by Arthur Hiorns; there you can find small chapter on colouring of tin and pewter. Hope it helps and good luck!

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia

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