Re: [ATM] Stripping to re-figure?

[Mark Holm <mdholm@telerama.com>]

Mike Lockwood wrote:

> Ferric Chloride is a commonly used chemical for etching PC boards. 
> It's easy to get, and it won't hurt you if you get a few drops on your 
> hands.  It should, however, be disposed of properly.  Overall, it is 
> an effective, safe way to strip the coating off a mirror.  Put a paper 
> towel on the surface of the mirror, pour on only barely enough to 
> saturate the paper towel, and wait.

Now that is clever!  Do the pouring slowly, so the solution has time to
wick out to the edge of the mirror, and you minimize use of the ferric
chloride.

Mark Holm

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