From: Christina Z. Anderson (zphoto@montana.net)
Date: 09/08/01-10:31:05 AM Z
Fahrenheit. I think it is 37-49 celsius. How about I send you my emulsion
handout, offlist, but it'll be an attachment so let me know if you want it.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: Wendy Mackender <haircuts1@bigpond.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: Liquid Light
> Hi Christina,
> Me again!! Thanks for all that info.
> You mentioned heating the Liquid Light - "heat the emulsion up to about
> 100-120 degrees,"
> Am I right in presuming that is faranheight?
> Excuse my asking all these questions but I have no instructions on how to
> use this.
> Oh! by the way I live in Australia. So that is why I am asking re the
> farenheight question as we measure temperature in Celsius. The climate
> where I live is quite cold although we have just come into spring a few
days
> ago.Hopefully it will warm up soon.
> Thanks again
> Wendy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Christina Z. Anderson <zphoto@montana.net>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 1:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Liquid Light
>
>
> > Wendy,
> > LL can be exposed tacky (meaning a bit wet). Other brands do not
> > recommend this. I have successfully coated LL and others and had it dry
> and
> > exposed it weeks later, so that is also OK. But try LL tacky. Where do
> you
> > live?? In MT in the winter/spring, my paper easily dried bone dry in an
> > hour or so. IF humid where you are, this would not be the case. A
heater
> > in the area would be fine as long as you are not heating the paper I
would
> > think. I mean, you initially heat the emulsion up to about 100-120
> degrees,
> > correct, so if the heater was at a nominal 80, it'd still be just fine.
> Use
> > an ordinary paintbrush, anything that spreads--just watch out for foam
> > brushes because they can leave rows of unpopped bubbles. I got a great
> > "milk moustache" on this nude I did, that way.
> > Ceramics, as well as glass, need cleaning and subbing or the stuff
> will
> > slough right off. Sub both with a hardened gelatin coat. Fabric needs
no
> > prep. Method of subbing glass: first, do not clean glass with soap
with
> > this method, as it may leave a film deposit. Clean it with sodium
> > carbonate--sal soda, washing soda, Arm and Hammer. Let it dry. Then,
> take
> > 1 teaspoon of Knox gelatin per pint of water, and sprinkle it in cold
> water
> > and let it stand for 15 minutes until dissolved. Heat gently on the
stove
> > until melted. Add 10 drops of chrome alum to each ounce (30 cc) of this
> > solution, and pour the hot solution onto the glass. Allow to dry 4
hours
> or
> > overnight.
> > Chris
> >
> > > Christina,
> > > Wendy Again. A few questions:
> > > When you say tack dry, Do you mean a bit sticky?
> > > Could I put a heater in the darkroom to help it dry?
> > > I have heard of it being put on material and china. Is there any
special
> > > preparation for that?
> > > Do I put it on with an ordinary paint brush?
> > > Thanks again Wendy
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Christina Z. Anderson <zphoto@montana.net>
> > > To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> > > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 12:33 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Liquid Light
> > >
> > >
> > > > Totally disagree. I had a bottle of liquid light for several years,
> > > > unopened, on the shelf, hot and cold all year long through summer
and
> > > > winter, and it was great. Not only that, liquid light is said to be
> low
> > > in
> > > > contrast....no way. This was plenty contrasty. It was Rockland
> Liquid
> > > > Light...the only way to prove this one way or the other is just go
> > ahead,
> > > > coat a sheet of paper, let it dry tack dry, and expose and develop
it.
> > > > You'll only waste about 5 min of coating time as opposed to throwing
> $30
> > > > down the drain.
> > > > Chris
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Gary Miller <gmphotos@earthlink.net>
> > > > To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> > > > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 7:03 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: Liquid Light
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > If the liquid light has been frozen it may be useable. If it has
> been
> > > > > refrigerated or on a shelf it is dead.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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