Re: Cyanotype Neurosis
TERRY KING (KINGNAPOLEONPHOTO@compuserve.com)
Fri, 06 Mar 1998 16:28:17 -0500
Message text written by Tom Ferguson
>My regular cyanotype formula worked the same on the new
paper? I tried changing from citric to hydrochloric acid in the first
clearing bath. I tried adding citric acid to the Ware mix. I tried a few
other papers. B&S were as helpful as could be, spent quite a bit of time
on the phone with me trying to solve my problem. They even sent me a new
bottle free of charge.<
Tom
Cyanotypes work beautifully with NO :
Oxalic acid
Clearing bath
Citric acid
Dichromate
The old ferri (A) and FAC (B) mixture gives results that are at least as
good as any of the over complicated variations. One feels tempted to say
that if you put all that gunge in the mixture, no wonder they go mouldy !
Keep it simple !
Terry King