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To Cleanse Iron for Tinning
means of a ball of oakum and a little pow- The metal must be cleansed by immersion in dered resin; the tin will readily adhere. an acid solution; for new metal, this solution Wrought iron and steel may be tinned in the should be sulphuric acid and water, but for same manner. old metal, muriatic acid and water; next 3647. To Tin a Copper Vessel. Boil scour with sand, and cleanse well with water. the copper vessel with a solution of stannate