[alt-photo] Re: Palladium Failures

[eric nelson]

Of course it couldn't just be happiness and light here, Nooo that would be
too easy.  Now clearing is becoming an issue.

I rinse after development for a few minutes then into a 5% citric acid bath
for 10 minutes, another 10-15 minute
rinse, and then 2 successive baths of sodium sulfite and edta 10gms ea. per
liter.
During the last wash I notice the telltale slight orange-ish tinge which
leads the print back to the citric bath and so on.  Since the client doesn't
want black around his image I have to mask these but that is a big help in
seeing clearing issues.  Previous prints yesterday weren't as much of an
issue.
Any hints out there?  It's Cot 320.  I have been adding additional edta and
sulfite as the problem persisted.

Jeez I'm even getting development lines!  Maybe I can hit *all* the amateur
booboos in one job!


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*Great Eric….happy printing!

humidity, humidity, humidity….

hehehehe

Best Wishes,
Mark Nelson

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On Oct 5, 2011, at 4:50 PM, eric nelson wrote:

> Just want to say 'thanks' to those who got me going in the right
direction.
> I had a hard time believing I needed to humidify what's basically a
> basement, but lack of failures since doing so proves it to be a good idea.
>
> Also, I found that tube coating with Cot 320 is now working better than a
> brush, i.e. not looking totally crappy.
>
> I run the evaporative humidifier overnight on low fan and turn it on high
> when I get in in the morning.  The paper is sitting right next to the
> humidifier.  After coating with a tube I let it sit for a couple minutes
and
> then use a cool hair dryer on it.  When I say cool, it's only a couple
> degrees warmer than the air.
>
> After drying both sides, I let the paper sit next to the humidifier for 5
> mins or so and then expose it.
>
> Works great and thanks again.
>
> Eric