Wednesday, 4 September 2019

Maintain the pewter tankards using these tips

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.