Re: Cyanotype Solution storage?

From: Steve Bell ^lt;sbell1@artic.edu>
Date: 03/14/04-11:39:47 AM Z
Message-id: <1079285987.405498e33c134@webmail.artic.edu>

hey Judy,

the covers are indeed plastic, but you've got a point. looks like i may just
need to get some glass bottles, and keep using these plastic ones for gum.

cheers,

steve

Quoting Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com>:

>
>
> > >a question. do the separate solutions of cyanotype need to be contained
> > >in light tight bottles/containers? i've read in a couple of places that
> > >they do, but i figure there might be some experiential information out
> > >there that might say otherwise. i have a whole bunch of these
> > >translucent juice bottles that i'd like to recycle, so i'm wondering if
> > >they would work very well.
>
> Steve, while I'd agree with Ken that wrapping the bottle in foil (or other
> opaque, like the black plastic bag from a box of photo film or paper) is
> OK... I'd still advise against it for anything past the short term. I take
> it those "translucent juice bottles" are plastic. Even photo plastic
> doesn't keep solutions as well as glass, and this plastic would be much
> thinner. Also -- are the covers plastic? That's OK, probably, but not
> metal.
>
> J.
>
Received on Sun Mar 14 11:39:57 2004

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