Re: Gold-toning POP

John Rudiak (wizard@laplaza.org)
Sun, 7 Jul 1996 21:21:24 -0600 (MDT)

On Sun, 7 Jul 1996, Richard Wheeler wrote:

> I am thinking (as I do occasionally) about doing POP prints. Do I have
> to gold-tone them after I fix them? If I don't what will happen? I
> guess i have the same question about salt-paper prints: should they be
> toned and if they aren't what results?
>
> richard u wheeler
> rwheeler@everest.hunter.cuny.edu
> rwheeler@guggenheim.org
> http://everest.hunter.cuny.edu/~rwheeler
>
>

Richard, gold tone before fixing, not after. The gold protects the very
finely divided particles of silver inherent in these processes from being
dissolved in the fixer.

John