Re: backlit film

From: Nick Makris (nick@mcn.org)
Date: Sat Dec 04 1999 - 19:04:03 /etc/localtime


Judy,

The film is a clear base with an opaque, clay like surface on one side.
That's the side that gets the wax/mineral oil. I use canning paraffin and
have tried the mineral oil mostly because the backlight film is a tiny bit
fragile - both seem to work equally well.

Nick

-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com>
To: Alt Photo <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Date: Saturday, December 04, 1999 10:55 AM
Subject: backlit film

>
>
>I gather folks are *waxing* Epson "backlit film." Is that real "film"? In
>which case, what does the wax do?
>
>What kind of wax?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Judy
>
>



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