Homebrew PCBs

I haven't been following the thread, so hopefully i'm not redundant.

That vintage board may be much heavier than you usually use
i.e. 2+ ounce copper etc. so you may need to heat it quite
 a bit longer to get up to transfer temperatures.

That stuff may be WELL oxidized, to the point you have to get drastic
to clean it enough for tt. I have used a medium wire wheel on a  bench
grinder in the past. The scratches may also help the toner to stick.

HTH
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On Thu, 6 Jul 2017 08:40:06 -0700, you wrote:

>Hello,
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>A while ago I bought some vintage PCB stock from 1973.  I was really excited
>about this as it allowed me to go the last mile in making a reproduction
>look authentic.  However, I have discovered to my dismay that the toner
>transfer process is not working so well with these boards.
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>I've tried three media with my iron (I don't have a laminator):
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>Blue PCB transfer sheets.  They stick wonderfully to the modern stock but
>not at all to this vintage stuff.
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>Yellow toner transfer paper.  Worked on the first two boards mostly, but now
>won't stick to any of the others I have at all.
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>Magazine paper.  This sticks and I get 90% of the image, but that's it.  And
>only with much greater effort than usual.
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>I have scrubbed these boards with comet and a scothbrite pad.  I note even
>after doing so I still get a fine red powder residue when wiping with
>acetone.  So I'm wondering if maybe this copper has just kinda gone bad over
>44 years.
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>Another question - on a couple of boards I've used permanent marker to fill
>in gaps, but the etchant always eats it away like it wasn't there.  Is there
>a particular brand I should be using?   This has happened with both
>vinegar/peroxide solutions and FeCl.
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>Thanks!
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