Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W paper - Forte
From: ARTHURWG@aol.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 09:19:45 EDT

I've been selenium toning Forte regularly for the last few months. I can tell 
you that 1:10 is way too strong. 1:20 should be the maximum for a color 
change, but weaker mixtures also work well and are necessary for the colors 
you seek.. I believe that the staining you describe comes from under fixing. 
I go from the fix to the selenium bath directly, with hypo-clear added as 
well. Then you must wash, hypo-clear again, and final wash. Forte is great! I 
love it.