Reverse Electroplating | National Geographic

I’m psyched there’s a whole bunch of

I’m psyched there’s a whole bunch of gold pins here this ultimately could be

gold pins here this ultimately could be

gold pins here this ultimately could be a couple thousand dollars I won’t know

a couple thousand dollars I won’t know

a couple thousand dollars I won’t know for sure though until I get all the gold

for sure though until I get all the gold

for sure though until I get all the gold off using chemicals and electricity the

off using chemicals and electricity the

off using chemicals and electricity the way this works is we’re gonna use a bar

way this works is we’re gonna use a bar

way this works is we’re gonna use a bar OLED this is what’s called the anode I’m

OLED this is what’s called the anode I’m

OLED this is what’s called the anode I’m experimenting with doing my own reverse

experimenting with doing my own reverse

experimenting with doing my own reverse electroplating to pull the gold off its

electroplating to pull the gold off its

electroplating to pull the gold off its base metal I’ve never done this before

base metal I’ve never done this before

base metal I’ve never done this before this is completely a new venture for me

this is completely a new venture for me

this is completely a new venture for me I’m gonna make a copper basket to fit

I’m gonna make a copper basket to fit

I’m gonna make a copper basket to fit into this dish I want to do this before

into this dish I want to do this before

into this dish I want to do this before I pour the acid in here we’ll put the

I pour the acid in here we’ll put the

I pour the acid in here we’ll put the LED in here and we hook the negative to

LED in here and we hook the negative to

LED in here and we hook the negative to that reverse electroplating uses 90

that reverse electroplating uses 90

that reverse electroplating uses 90 percent sulfuric acid and electricity to

percent sulfuric acid and electricity to

percent sulfuric acid and electricity to dissolve the gold off the base metal and

dissolve the gold off the base metal and

dissolve the gold off the base metal and I use the copper basket to conduct

I use the copper basket to conduct

I use the copper basket to conduct electricity through the pins all at the

electricity through the pins all at the

electricity through the pins all at the same time I’m a little nervous trying

same time I’m a little nervous trying

same time I’m a little nervous trying this out we might get nothing I don’t

this out we might get nothing I don’t

this out we might get nothing I don’t know make sure you put your safety

know make sure you put your safety

know make sure you put your safety goggles on the dangerous part of this is

goggles on the dangerous part of this is

goggles on the dangerous part of this is the sulfuric acid it will burn your skin

the sulfuric acid it will burn your skin

the sulfuric acid it will burn your skin instantly this stuff is 98% pure acid at

instantly this stuff is 98% pure acid at

instantly this stuff is 98% pure acid at this point I’m all in and I’ve got to

this point I’m all in and I’ve got to

this point I’m all in and I’ve got to take my chances if I’m gonna do this I

take my chances if I’m gonna do this I

take my chances if I’m gonna do this I got to do it right