Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Drydown (was TriX)
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 12:48:21 -0800

George Huczek wrote:
> 
> At 01:01 AM 31/12/99 -0500, you wrote:
> > I've used RC before but never noticed this.  Anybody
> >know why this happens?
> >
> No clue why it happens, but it seems to.  Somewhere recently I read that
> drydown was a bunch of hogwash; it had more to do with surface reflection
> or something like that and the prink didn't actually darken.  Anyway, put
> wet and dry strips from the same print side by side and see it yourself.
> It will vary from one paper to another and for different surface types as
> well.  The water has some effect on surface reflection, but I can't give
> you more than that.  It bugs me when I leave what look like very nice
> prints on a fibreglass screen to dry -- they looked great after washing,
> but look flat and muddy when dry.

Instead of making one make two matching test strips or small test prints.
Stick one in the Microwave for 30 seconds or use a hair dryer.
Compare.
The dry down Myth rules, part two, the beginning!
Mark Rabiner