[alt-photo] Re: potassium hexacholorplatinate?

[Loris Medici]

For the reference:
http://www.usask.ca/lists/alt-photo-process/2003/feb03/0358.htm

Notice the disclaimer in the end.

Thanks Erich. (May use that in the future if I come across K2PtCl6...)

2010/1/10 Erich Camerling <e.camerling at tiscali.nl>:
>
> Hi Dan,
> on the  12th of February 2003 I wrote how to reduce K2(PtCl6) to K2(PtCl4)
> (It is Cl 6 instead of C 16.Cl is chlorine,C is carbon)`.K2(PtCl6) is NOT
> suitable for Pt printing.If you don't like to do the chemistry I will,so you
> can steer his generosity in my direction.But give you reaction to me OFF
> LINE.
> Kind regards
> Erich
>
>
>
> Dan Burkholder schreef:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Is potassium hexacholorplatinate (K2PtCl6) suitable for platinum printing?
>> I've always used the Pot. Chloroplatinite (K2PtCl4) and have no idea what
>> the difference is. If I can use the former but it needs some different
>> mixing instructions, please clue me in.
>>
>> A kind person is offering to give me some of the "16" material but if it's
>> better for some other use, I'd like to steer his generosity in the right
>> direction.
>>
>> Many thanks for any and all info and tips!
>>
>> Dan