Re: Platine tears and sorrows

William Laven (wmlaven@platinotype.com)
Tue, 26 May 1998 09:57:47 -0700 (PDT)

Apparently tiny grains of Pt or Pd
>may precipitate out of solution and embed themselves in the paper. I have
>examined coated sheets to try to find them before printing but with no
>success.

If that were the case, the precipitation of migrating metals might happen
during the development/clearing stages so a pre-exposure inspection
wouldn't find them. Paper for alternative processes is like cars: you love
it when it works, hate it when it doesn't.

Bill

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