Re: multi coating gum question
John, No one answered this yet or else email is not coming through to me, but anyway, a hair dryer is just fine with FAEW--it is a very dimensionally stable paper and whether you dry the entire thing with a hair dryer or just use the hair dryer as an added aid, it is fine. Since I eyeball registration, it is easy to tell if the paper is dry enough to fit to the next registration of a negative no matter how the drying is carried out. I used to have to use the hair dryer down in SC because of the humidity. In MT my wet prints, hung to dry, dry in a matter of an hour or two. So I can actually get a print done in a day, if I get on it first thing in the morning. But registration marks around your negative, and the negative border, show very well if the image is not shrunk/dry enough when put in place. In that case what I do is tape the negative in the correct place, turn the print over, and hair dry the back until the print fits the negative. Of course, the front of the print needs to be dry to the touch so that it does not wreck the neg. Also, if my print has shrunk too much, I also use a wet sponge and gently wet the back of the print with the negative in place as per above, and let the print relax with the added moisture until it fits the negative. Hair dryers and sponges are Godsends at times. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Brewer" <john@johnbrewerphotography.com> To: <alt-photo-process-L@usask.ca> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5:33 PM Subject: multi coating gum question Most of my gum pics have been made by multi coating and always I leave them to dry naturally for 24 hours before recoating. Is it okay to speed the drying process with a hair dryer? I'm just wondering about the paper, (FAEW 300gsm), distorting. I find I don't need to stretch this paper in my usual usage, I just size then away I go. Thanks John. www.johnbrewerphotography.com Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anaïs Nin.
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