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Default chromium nitrate

Richard wrote:

On 3/1/2012 7:08 AM, Karl Townsend wrote:
I'm looking for a few lbs. of chromium nitrate. its used in
parkerizing solution for parking guns. I'm making my own concentrate.

You can get 20 metric tons from china for pennies a lb. or I found
reagent grade for $35 a lb. on eBay.

Any ideas on places to search?

Karl



Google turned up lots of sites - mostly in China or India.

I don't think we do that here any more, Karl.

And nitric acid is the starting point for a lot of things the
government really doesn't want you doing.
jk