Peter Charles Fredrick (pete@fotem.demon.co.uk)
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:31:08 +0000
Hello Mary Pat McNally
>Hi Adam re Subject: Waxing Paper Negatives
>
>
>>>. Can any other kind folks write (on or off line) and briefly describe what
>they've learned? Simple is better, but I'm willing to go the extra mile for
>quality.<<
>
>This is the method I use with my students :-
>Take a large sheet of glass pour a puddle of sunflower oil in the centre,
>this puddle should be about a quarter of the print size.Place the print on
>the puddle, then apply a window cleaners squeegee, and gently but firmly
>stroke the print taking off all the excess oil, turn the print over and
>repeat the procedure, when most of the oil will have been removed.
>Now take the print and sandwich it between two sheets of unused news print
>
>[i am lucky as we have a fish and chip shop just around the corner and
>they give
>me fish and chip paper at cost ]. Rub down with a clean cloth on both
>sides, this treatment will remove most of the remaining surface oil, what
>is left will leave the print slightly tacky but not oily.I have yet to try
>ironing which may also work to further reduce the residual surface
>oiliness. Once you have completed this process the print is ready to use.
>
>however there is one snag with this method if you leave the neg out in a
>hot dry environment it will after a few weeks begin to dry out . This
>effect can be simply remedied by reoiling and/or keeping the neg in an
>acetate sleeve
>
>hope this helps
>
>Pete
>
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>>Do you mean photographic print or referring to the print as the paper that
your image is on such as an image from a printer, either inkjet or laser?
Thanks for answering my question.<<
You can oil fibre based photo paper however RC paper is a no no, but I was
talking about inkjet or laser paper digital negs,
Hope this helps
Pete
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