I did do a bit of Internet research Ron and buying the tin ingots was no problem on line. Not that expensive either but not sure how much would be needed. I found some advice on the tinning process and it did seem to be fairly straightforward. I think as you said, get the rusty bit sandblasted and then attempt to retin the bare metal. I think I will try tinning something else as a test run first. It appears they were only tinned on the inside. My bins are painted silver on the outside. Not sure if that was an attempt by the previous owner to resemble tinning or not. They are rusting through the silver paint and will need attention as well. I haven't found any data on what the external surface should be. Perhaps some of our cooks could enlighten us.
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