Re: pop fixer

JPORTALE@pimacc.pima.edu
Wed, 09 Aug 1995 07:45:55 -0700

>ive been having major problems with fixing a pop paper i bought. i used
>both the fixer formula reccomended and a fixer formula reccomended in The
>Keepers of Light, and both just bleach the hell out of the image, leaving
>nothing in a matter of a few seconds. anyone know the problem? could it be
>my water? anyone know of a different fixer recipe that wont bleack out my
>paper?
> thanks,
> kate

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It has been many years since I last worked with POP. If the stuff from Albium
has any promise, I'll give it another go around. But, as far as Kate's
problem, I do remember using plain old Kodak fix, not the rapid fixer for POP
when I was in school. I still have a couple of those early prints (geeez,
it's been about eighteen years) and they seem to be holding up fine.

It may help to know some more information. Like, what type of POP are you
using? How long are you leaving them in the fix for? Is the fix full
strength or are you diluting it with water? Have you run a "silver out" test
(I know that's not the real name) on the paper to see how long ot takes to
fix?

good luck,

Joe P.