RE: gold print

Loris,

Dektol is basically a D-72 formula if I remember correctly.

Don Bryant

KODAK D-72
Neutral tone print developer, High contrast film developer

Water, 125F/52C 500 ml
Metol 3.1 g
Sodium Sulfite (anhydrous) 45 g
Hydroquinone 12 g
Sodium Carbonate (anhydrous) 67.5 g
Potassium Bromide 1.9 g
Cold water to make 1L

Mixing instructions: Add chemicals in specified sequence.

Dilution: 1+1, can also be diluted 1+2, 1+3, 1+4. Increasing dilution lowers
contrast.

-----Original Message-----
From: Loris Medici [mailto:mail@loris.medici.name]
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 3:26 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: RE: gold print

Thanks for the tip Richard. I don't have Dektol on hands. Do you have any
idea on what chemicals in Dektol formula are helping in clearing gold toned
Pt prints? Maybe I have these chemicals...

Regards,
Loris.

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Sullivan [mailto:richsul@earthlink.net]
Sent: 18 Haziran 2006 Pazar 05:40
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: RE: gold print

Loris,

Try bathing the print for about 5 minutes in standard Dektol (or any other
paper developer) and wash well. I discovered this technique for stabilizing
gold toned platinum prints. They would brown in the highlights overnight but
this treatment cleared out the residual gold causing the staining. It sounds
like it should work here as well.

--Dick Sullivan

-----Original Message-----
From: Loris Medici [mailto:mail@loris.medici.name]
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 2:36 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: RE: gold print

...
There's definitely a problem in my clearing method; when the
cleared/rinsed/dryed print is put under the BL tubes for 4-5 minutes, the
unmasked whites show tone the next day... Just obtained tetrasodium EDTA and
will try with that also. In my following trials I will totally eliminate
oxalic acid (will develop in citric acid) and will try to clear in
tetrasodium EDTA.
...
Received on 06/18/06-06:00:17 PM Z