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Removing oxide layer from nickel

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Hi,

I want to electroplate gold onto electroplated nickel and was looking for suggestions on how to remove the oxide layer, which forms on the nickel once removed from the nickel plating bath, in order for the gold to adhere to the nickel.

Thanks

John Carr
Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh, Midlothian, U.K.

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