Retinning & restoration | June 2, 2023
Guest post: Gerhard rescues two sauté pans“I had a feeling the pans might be something special.”
Category: Retinning & restoration
Advice on the process of retinning and restoring vintage copper
Retinning & restoration | November 30, 2020
Guest post: Removing the layersI’d been watching this pan on eBay for over a month and what attracted me to it was the stamp — “Specialité Hotelière Journel”.
Retinning & restoration | July 19, 2020
Guest post: Restoring a pot at home, part 2And now, on to the thrilling conclusion!
Retinning & restoration | July 18, 2020
Guest post: Restoring a pot at home, part 1The first installment of an epic tale of adventure, suspense, and discovery.
Retinning & restoration | June 22, 2020
Guest post: Electroplated tin repairA dentist puts his experience to work to repair a spot of worn tin.
Retinning & restoration | December 3, 2019
Can you spot the replaced rivets?Rocky Mountain Retinning re-attached one handle of an antique pot with brand-new rivets. Can you tell which one?
Retinning & restoration | September 1, 2019
Picking a good tinner(This is an extract from Bad tin, but I thought it worth surfacing as its own page.)
Retinning & restoration | July 29, 2019
To retin, or not to retin?I can’t make the decision for you, but I can walk you through my process, Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style.
Retinning & restoration | April 8, 2019
Bad tinI had a bad experience with a retinning job, but I learned from it and I can help you avoid making the same mistakes I did.
Retinning & restoration | December 4, 2018
A tale of character loved and lostCopper over years of use builds surface character; overly aggressive restoration can remove it.