How Do You Care For Pewter Jewelry?
Pewter combines a mixture mainly of tin with other complementary metals. As long as pewter is a product manufactured in the United States, it will not contain lead and will, therefore, not tarnish over time. The anti-tarnish feature of pewter makes it an ideal metal for jewelry because it takes little maintenance to keep pewter looking beautiful. Care for pewter jewelry with gentle cleaning techniques to maintain its quality and beauty. Moisten a soft cloth with water and wring out the cloth so it is merely damp. Apply a small dot of hand soap to the cloth and work the soap into light bubbles. Rub the moistened cleaning cloth carefully over the pewter jewelry. Handle the pewter jewelry with extreme care because pewter is a soft metal that could easily bend or break if you exert too much pressure on it. Rinse the cleaning cloth with water to remove the soap from the cloth. Wipe the rinsed cleaning cloth over the pewter jewelry a second time to remove soap residue. Dry the pewter jewelry
