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Etchant for silver for decorative patterns

Looking for etchant of silver. Wish to form some pattern over silver plates of thickness 2-3 mm. Please advise.

Chandra C. Tripathi
student - Ambala Cantt, Haryana, India
2004

You can use 1 part nitric acid and 2-5 parts water! Use rubber rubber gloves ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] and protect your eyes!

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2004

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