If you are fond of buying the
old and antique tankards, then go for the pewter tankards. You can get a
variety of pewter tankards in the market. These tankards have different
engravings on them whether they are the new pewter tankards or the old
one which is thousands of years old. But just buying these tankards is not
enough. If you want to keep them with you for long just like how they are
today, you will have to take care of them properly. These tankards also need
proper care and cleaning. Some useful tips for maintaining these tankards for a
long time are written below.
Don’t leave them wet for
long – As these tankards
are made of metal, so leaving them wet for a long time is not good. They will
get marks on them or they may corrode also. It is always recommended that when
you drink any acidic drinks in these tankards, you should clean them
immediately and should not leave the drinks in them for long. Similarly, when
you wash them, just dry them using a cloth and then keep them if you don’t want
water stains on it.
Use proper cleaning powder
– People use different
chemicals and other metal cleaning powders for cleaning pewter tankards. One
should make sure that they do not clean the pewter tankard with any cleaning
powder or detergent. As it can make the pewter tankards engraved design
lose its polish. Buy the cleaning powder which is specially made for cleaning
pewter metal items.