But if you have a few examples of the chip and can break a few eggs to make an omelette, there are techniques that just involve hitting the epoxy with a blow torch and/or opening it up with plyers.
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.
Acid in general can be handled quite safely with the right mindset and equipment.
HF is _fucking_ terrifying though. Even many professional chemists (or maybe especially pros?) won't work with it.
It's far beyond just being dangerous to your skin and eyes. Bicarb and goggles sure won't cut it as safety procedures.