Re: gold toning (was heat drying (was sol A & B
Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 00:57:18 -0400 (EDT)
On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Peter Marshall wrote:
> I think many of the 'classic' kallitypes which were noted for fading
> will have been gold toned. It may help a little, but I think the toning
> is only on the surface of the image silver.
>
> Keeping conditions acidic and removing all the iron compounds seems to
> be the key to improving permanence.
>
> Peter Marshall
What "conditions" do you mean? ... I was told that the fixer should be
alkaline, and my tests with kallitype showed less loss of density when it
was...
Judy