Yupo and foam rollers

For good sound practical health reasons, I make a practice of not using foam
rollers with dichromates. And this is what I recommend to my students.
 
I have used foam rollers for bromoil but even there gelatine rollers do a
better job if you can afford them.
 
Following instructions is only a sensible approach if one has grounds for
having faith in them. It is hardly convincing that on this list people
recommend toxic and carcinogenic hardeners which are quite unnecessary
 
It is a truism in the history of photography that a lot of people died young
without knowing why.

Terry

In a message dated 7/2/06 3:16:31 pm, kerik@kerik.com writes:

I agree with Loris on this. This idea that coating a viscous solution
gently with a foam roller is equivalent to using an airbrush is beyond
far-fetched. The foam roller is a great tool for coating gum prints. Use
whatever works for you, but let's at least try to be realistic.

Kerik

Terry King FRPS

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