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# Removing the photoresist film

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**Prerequisites**

* [Sodium hydroxide](/electronics/bom#chemicals_sodium-hydroxide)
* Gloves

## Removing the film

Put the sodium hydroxide in a plastic container and leave the board in it for a couple of minutes. The film will loosen up and the board can be removed from the solution and rinsed with water.
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			`Prerequisites`

			`* [Sodium hydroxide](/electronics/bom#chemicals_sodium-hydroxide)`
			`* Gloves`

			`## Removing the film`

			`Put the sodium hydroxide in a plastic container and leave the board in it for a couple of minutes. The film will loosen up and the board can be removed from the solution and rinsed with water.`