Re: Pyro stain redux: was About that pigment test

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From: Carl Weese (cweese@earthlink.net)
Date: 12/18/01-04:07:03 PM Z


Clay,

What film(s) has this worked with? Different films have dramatically
different stain reactions. I stick with a plain water stop and use Kodak
Rapid fix without any hardener added. When I tried special non-acid fix it
smelled horrible and didn't work any better.---Carl

>
> FYI about my own struggle with excess pyro non-image stain. What finally
> worked with Rollo FOR ME IN MY OWN LAB was an acid stop bath and regular old
> Kodak acid fixer with hardener - all of which contradict the bible written
> by Hutchings. But you can't argue with the results - nice proportional image
> stain. Moral: curiosity and tinkering can pay off.
>
> Clay


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