Nopyrite
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- Nov 24, 2009
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Hello, all was going well in my quest for shiny metal. I had carefully followed instructions using Steve's Acid Peroxide formula and had successfully dissolved about 400 grams of Gold plated PC boards. I had a nice little batch of HCL and water washed (multiple washes) foils in my filter. I then dissolved the foils in HCL/Clorox. In the next step I attempted to drop the Gold using SMB. The result is very disappointing. A very thin layer of brown stuff has settled into the the bottom and the the solution still has a dark cloudy look. The one thing I missed was the instruction to DILUTE solution 3 times before dropping with SMB. I did not dilute at all. My question is: Where do I go from here with my botched "drop"? I have the dark solution and settled stuff in a glass coffee pot. Any help will be greatly appreciated.