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Re: SAME BRUSH; PT/PD & CYANO?


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  • From: Diana Bloomfield <dhbloomfield@bellsouth.net>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:16:49 -0400
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Hi Bob,

I haven't yet read all the other answers to your question, but I do a lot of cyanotype over pt/pd, and I can tell you-- from experience-- that you should absolutely use two separate brushes. I clean my brushes thoroughly, but I was never able to clean the cyanotype sufficiently enough to not cause a problem when coating pt/pd with that same brush. In fact, I really don't use that pt/pd brush for anything-- but pt/pd.
You're better off just biting the bullet, and shelling out the extra money for yet another magic brush. ;)

Diana
On Oct 28, 2008, at 11:14 PM, BOB KISS wrote:

DEAR LIST,
I use a 4" Magic Brush for coating large PT/PD prints. As they are
rather expensive, might I use the same brush for coating large cyanotypes?
Can the brush be sufficiently cleaned when switching back and forth between
processes? Or will one process contaminate the other?
CHEERS!
BOB

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