Re: Printing Carbon Transfer...the support?

Luis Nadeau (nadeaul@nbnet.nb.ca)
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:31:10 -0300

At 10:24 AM 98/04/20, fontpro@usa.net wrote:
>>> While the exposure is being made, soak the Final Support paper in
>>>120-140 degree F distilled water for 5 minutes. Move the Final Support
>>>paper from the hot soak to a tray of room-temp (68 F) distilled water
>>>for 5 minutes. (Total soak = 10 minutes)
>>
>>This is a very critical step and varies with the thickness of the paper,
>>tempertue and humidty. With fixed out photographic papers a soak of 5
>>minutes at 68F is the maximum I find necessary, and if the humidty is

I never found soaking times critical with final transfer papers in cold water.
Klaus? Sandy?

The exposed pigment paper is a different story however. About one minute is
ok and 2 minutes or more will cause trouble.

>>higher than 60%, you should reduce the soak time to as little as 1-2
>>minutes, otherwise the gelatin will absorb too much water and the image
>>will loose its adhesion to the final support during development.
>
>Will paper other than photographic paper work? For instances Arches 140
>lb CP watercolor paper?

You definitely need a well sized paper with hardened gelatin. See my book.

Luis Nadeau
Fredericton, NB, Canada