Re: Paper - baby oil Digi Negs

[Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com>]

> Turps wouldn't be very good for this application because there will always
 be a residue of the resins left behind.

More important, turpentine is one of the two most allergenic substances 
known for humans (the other being chrome).... After painting in a room 
handling and breathing turpentine for many years I became hyper allergic 
to that and MANY other allergies came along for the ride.

As I never had any sign of allergy before then, I surmise that the 
turpentine set it off... I'd wake up in the middle of the night covered 
with giant hives, and awful itchy rashes, until finally it was diagnosed. 
Now, needless to say, I don't enter a room where I know turpentine has 
been used within living memory...

I'd also suggest it's not worth the risk for anyone any time... There are 
other strategies... I can for instance use odorless mineral spirits, I do 
that with great care and in the smallest amounts possible (for instance, 
paper or rags used in wiping, are discarded ELSEWHERE)  but it doesn't 
have the same allergic potential.... at least not in my studio.

PS. But if you do have that allergy, note that turpentine exists in MANY 
materials -- like shoe polish !

Judy