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Does Pewter Rust?

 
 
Reply Fri 7 Nov, 2003 12:50 am
Or corrode, or whatever, if submerged in water for a while? Say, like 30 days?

My brother gave me a bunch of old D&D miniatures, and I'd like to try to re-finish them. Some are from the late 70's and worth a little bit I think. I was told to soak them in water to take the old paint off.

Thanks!
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InfraBlue
 
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Reply Fri 7 Nov, 2003 01:44 am
If you're trying to remove paint you should soak them in a strong solvent, like paint remover, mineral spirits, or spirit of turpentine, depending on the kind of paint used on the figurines. Water won't work.
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harmonic
 
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Reply Fri 7 Nov, 2003 02:52 am
Hmm, ok. Still curious about the rust though... Smile
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Letty
 
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Reply Fri 7 Nov, 2003 08:06 am
pewter doesn't rust, but it can become pitted. What's a D&D?
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mac11
 
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Reply Fri 7 Nov, 2003 08:26 am
Dungeons and Dragons
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Setanta
 
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Reply Fri 7 Nov, 2003 08:26 am
Dungeons and Dragons, a role-playing game system which has been popular for 30 years or more. Third edition D & D rules have been incorporated in pc role-playing games, and so the saga continues.
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Letty
 
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Reply Fri 7 Nov, 2003 08:55 am
Thanks, Setanta and Max. Dungeons and Dragons? Heard about it, of course. Never quite understood role playing though. Closest I came was a game called SimSoc. in grad school. A group of students had a chance to redo society. They went the same way as we are going now, in spite of Letty's attempt to correct the mistakes.
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Wy
 
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Reply Sat 8 Nov, 2003 01:00 am
Check the value of your pieces before you do any paint removal. They may be more valuable the way they are...
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