Keith Schreiber (jkschreiber@worldnet.att.net)
Wed, 28 Jul 1999 01:48:47 -0700
About my red spot problem, Eric Neilsen wrote:
> Has anything changed? New developer? new batch of dichromate? anything
that
> might have particles that didn't get filtered out? NaCl or NH4Cl or???
> photograde or less?? Old water filter? well water or city water?
>From the week before, the only thing that was different was that I was using
a different paper. Just to be sure, I filtered all my solutions and changed
the water filter cartridge. Still the red spots remained.
> Are the spots in all areas of the print? The red spots that I spoke of
were
> clearly pieces of a material that I could etch out of the paper as a solid
> piece. I had checked with Strathmore about that particular problem. I
have not
> seen it on any other paper.
Did I mention that they only formed, or at least became visible, in the
wash? And I swear some seemed to appear after the wash! Also, they are not
restricted to the image area or even to the coated area, being just as
likely to appear in the outer margins as in the image. These spots can not
be etched out without leaving a hole through the paper as they go all the
way through and are diffuse rather than solid.
So after wasting much too much materials I gave up on the Lenox and switched
to Simili Japon. No more spots!!! This isn't really proof that the problem
was in the paper, it may be just luck, but it does seem like pretty strong
evidence. Simili rules!
BTW, an interesting bit of trivia I recently learned - the Lenox from Daniel
Smith is made by Byron Weston which is part of Crane's.
Signing off for a few weeks.
Best to all,
Keith
Keith Schreiber
jkschreiber@worldnet.att.net
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