Re: Desk top paper negatives - wax?/Lazertran

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From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 02/05/01-03:05:43 PM Z


On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:

> Results: 1) as far as wax goes, easiest, least smelly was paraffin.
> Just iron the print until it gets warm and rub the stick of paraffin right
> on. It melts readily. Iron again between blotter paper, or, as I did, old
> typing paper. Works fine. This gives a good, clean, dry paper negative.

> ... Linseed oil in paraffin does dry
> completely, but I cannot see any reason to add linseed oil to paraffin.

Chris, I somehow imagined it would be less trouble to simply smear on
liquid paraffin-linseed mix than heat & melt & rub the paraffin. But now
I forget how you mixed them... heat? solvent? time alone?

Judy


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