From: Mateo Leyba (mateo@mateoleyba.com)
Date: 09/05/03-02:15:46 PM Z
I have found that adding Everclear to the coffee & gum mix will only
work if you are printing negatives that were exposed while high, at or
above 5,540 feet. Fortunately for me, I am always high when I shoot,
and I live at 5,540 feet, so I get perfect results with this technique.
mateo
On Friday, September 5, 2003, at 12:54 PM, Kerik wrote:
> Clay,
>
> No, no! You're doing it all wrong! The Everclear goes in your coffee
> BEFORE you coat the gum.
>
> If you don't do it THIS WAY and ONLY THIS WAY, it will NEVER WORK for
> ANYONE, ANYWHERE or ANY TIME.
>
> But, seriously, I've had great success using the roller brush with gum
> coating both with AND without the "Magic" and "Miracle" ingredients.
> Katherine is the first one I've heard who has failed with the roller,
> but she is the only one I've heard that's tried it with the
> Fotographer's Phormulary gum. Must be something wrong with that stuff
> : )
>
> Kerik
>
> ps A few drops of Everclear in pt/pd sensitizer also helps provide
> smooth coating.
>
>
>> Clay wrote:
>> Seriously, try some everclear sometime. The difference is immediately
>> obvious when you mix it in the gum. It works well with the
>> traditional brush technique as well...
>>
>> Clay
>> On Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 05:14 PM, Katharine Thayer wrote:
>>>> Katherine:
>>>>
>>>> Did you add any grain alcohol (Everclear) to the mix?
>>>
>>> Yikes! ANOTHER "magic" ingredient?
>>>
>>> And what gum ARE
>>>> you using?
>>>
>>> I've always used the Photographers' Formulary gum; it has worked
>>> quite
>>> well for me.
>>> kt
>
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