You would have to have the correct type of material to make the effect

A can of Laminated Tin can be used to make a display cabinet, but the effect will not be as authentic as one created out of lead or copper. You would have to have the correct type of material to make the effect, and then you need to have the correct method to install it so that it looks great. A tin can, while being very cheaply made is still easily damaged if the correct procedure is not followed. If the display cabinet was made for display only and never installed, then the quality of the display will suffer. If you do decide to use a tin can in this way then you should be very careful that it is completely safe to do so.

Firstly, you must ensure that your tin can be laminated in the right way. This can normally be done by either covering the entire can with a plastic sleeve, or using an entirely separate laminated tin can that is stuck onto the inside of another tin can. The safest method, however, is to stick the can to the inside of another can so that you are left with just one piece of material to worry about. However, even if you stick the can to the inside of another tin can there is always the chance that some pieces will get scraped off and end up in the food which is stored within.

Once the lamination has been applied then you can use it to display items. It works best to put the items you want to display at eye level, so that they are higher than the baseboards. One of the problems that some people tend to find when using tin cans is that they end up getting too full, which tends to distort the image. To combat this issue, you should only ever display items which are smaller than your display pieces. Once the item has reached its maximum size then it will be able to be removed without causing any distortion to the image.