Re: Platine
> So am I having a solitary experience with Platine here? Ah, probably no. I pounded (and wasted time) with old and new cyanotype and Platine and was plagued with mottling... I assumed "Good for Platinum, good for Cyanotype." I did not try Pt/Pd, but I suspect I was seeing something similar (similar "siderotype" process). Brian P.S. Unfortunately I was not undercharged... > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:09 PM, eric nelson <emanphoto@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I recently ran across a very bad batch of Platine here in Chicago and have > > been going through the archives to see if anyone else has had this issue. > > No one has reported any recent issues as far as I could find via searches. > > My issue was very uneven coating using a coating tube and > > horribly blotchy prints. I had a very old batch here that had worked just > > fine and when I ran out, I purchased some from Pearl Art Supply here in > > town. Even the coating side of the paper was different with more texture > > before coating where you might suspect you were coating the wrong side! > > > > Fortunately I only bought a few sheets and was under-charged at > > the register so I'm not out much except 2 days of trying to make the #$%# > > thing work and chemistry. The paper cleared just fine w/muriatic>wash>hypo > > clear>then final washing. > > > > So I am assuming others here are doing just fine w/this paper and I'm > > wondering which suppliers were used and how recently they purchased it. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Eric > > > > > >
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