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Removing gold plating from brass
I am interested in the cleanest, safest way to remove gold plating from some electronic pins. I'm, not interested in re-claiming the gold, but rather rather to remove it from some pins. I need to pins to be either "silver" in color, or paintable and simply want to rid the gold. I also want to do it in a way that won't harm (deeply etch) the base metal. I believe it is brass.
Thanks in advance!
Kenneth Jay Morgan
Manufacturer - Portland, Oregon, USA
2004
Hello,
I am not 100 on this but if its electronic plated O'm PRETTY sure that it's copper not brass.
Peter Couture
- Freeport, Maine
2004
NITRIC ACID TO REMOVE EVERY THING BUT THE GOLD OR MURIATIC TO REMOVE THE GOLD.
RICHARD BOTCHER
TRCH - SELMA, OREGON
2005
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