[alt-photo] Re: Paper issues

[Keith Schreiber]

Chris,
I only have used BFK for Pt/Pd a few times and it worked nicely if given an acid treatment to neutralize the alkaline buffer. Not sure that I ever tried using the back side. Generally if there is a watermark that can be used to identify the front side I go with that.
~ Keith



On Feb 9, 2013, at 11:34 AM, Christina Anderson wrote:

> Keith,
> I had that same experience with Rives BFK which I used to use all the time with argyro, vdb, etc. and then it changed. Did you ever experience that with BFK or was it always fine for you with pt/pd?
> Chris
> Christina Z. Anderson
> christinaZanderson.com
> 
> On Feb 9, 2013, at 10:45 AM, Keith Schreiber wrote:
> 
>> Diana,
>> 
>> Did you try both sides of the COT320? In my experience, though I wouldn't call it grainy, one side is smooth and the other has a pebbly texture. My experience with Revere when it first became available was a disaster. Good news if that is resolved. Paper is such a fickle beast.
>> 
>> ~ Keith
>>