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Removal of silvering from mirror

I need silver strip to remove silvering from the back of mirror I etch mirror and need something to get the silver off.

Duane Callahan
na - Palos Hills, Illinois, USA
2004

You can use 1 part nitric acid/2 parts water(add acid to water! ) solution! Use rubber rubber gloves ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] , protect your eyes!

Good luck!

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2004

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