Not just regular nitric acid either, but red/white fuming nitric acid in many cases! Back during my teenage years I used to make the stuff for decapping projec

Not just regular nitric acid either, but red/white fuming nitric acid in many cases! Back during my teenage years I used to make the stuff for decapping projects and amateur rocketry by grabbing the ingredients from our local hardware store and distilling it in a make-your-own-moonshine kit I bought off of craigslist. Worked great up until the police were called because the store employees thought I was making bombs. I hear heating up sulfuric acid is the better way to decap epoxy chips nowadays.