From: Wendy Mackender (haircuts1@bigpond.com)
Date: 09/08/01-03:19:01 PM Z
Christina,
The handout would be great. Thanks
Wendy
----- Original Message -----
From: Christina Z. Anderson <zphoto@montana.net>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 2:31 AM
Subject: Re: Liquid Light
> 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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