Etching wootz, opinion needed.

Drabant1701 · 12th February 2020, 05:04 PM

Due to restrictions in my country I cant buy nitric acid or Nital.
The other day I was testing to see if an item was gold using my gold testing solutions that I bought on Ebay some years ago. When reading the label on the bottles I realised that they all contain nitric acid. Label states.
1. 10k contain nitric acid
2. 14k carat contain Nitric acid muriatic acid
3. silver contains Nitric acid and Potassium Dichromate

Now this may be a silly question, but I have to ask. Do you think its possible to make a Nital like etching solution for wootz using the gold testing solutions?

12th February 2020, 05:04 PM	#12
Drabant1701 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 181	Due to restrictions in my country I cant buy nitric acid or Nital. The other day I was testing to see if an item was gold using my gold testing solutions that I bought on Ebay some years ago. When reading the label on the bottles I realised that they all contain nitric acid. Label states. 1. 10k contain nitric acid 2. 14k carat contain Nitric acid muriatic acid 3. silver contains Nitric acid and Potassium Dichromate Now this may be a silly question, but I have to ask. Do you think its possible to make a Nital like etching solution for wootz using the gold testing solutions?