[Leica] wiping wet negs

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Arche,
You will find denatured alcohol in the paint department of any hardware or
big box building materials store.  It is pretty cheap and if you are
reasonable could be reused a couple of times before enough water gets in it
that you lose the effectiveness.

Heck, process a lot of film then throw a huge party using your alcohol in
some large chaffing? dishes to keep things warm.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 4/17/06, Arche, Harvey <Harvey.Arche@jp2hs.org> wrote:
>
> >Ted Wrote:
> >FIRST OF ALL IMMEDIATELY STOP WIPING THE NEGATIVES WITH ANYTHING!!
> PERIOD! fINGER SKIN, >CHAMOIS NOTHING IS FIT TO WIPE WET NEGATIVES AND I
> DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE ELSE TELLS >YOU! DON'T BLOODY WELL DO IT!
>
> Ted, and everybody-
> OK!!
> I'm very happy to hear a method that involves no conact whatsoever. I
> gotta admit that the re-dip in water after photo-flo seems counterintuitve,
> but here goes. I also like Don's suggestion about denatured alcohol,
> but  couldn't that get pricey, and can you get it at Wal-mart without a
> prescription? The snap-flick of the reels makes perfect sense. In case
> you're wondering, I hang dry, without air flow, in the plastic bag
> gang-drier at school when no one else is around.
> (BTW- last step in clean-up for me has been to dip the reels and tank in
> fix before washing thoroughly with tap water. I've never had any buildup of
> photo-flo junk.)
> I was taught the finger-squeegee method too, and used it up to a couple of
> years ago, and I'll probably keep teaching it to my students. They're only
> in high school and there's a limit to how much technique you can burden 
> them
> with, plus I'd be running out to buy distilled water all the time.
> Philosophical issue: weighing how much finesse of technique to burden them
> with when they are just going to leave class and get a digital p&s. The 
> kids
> that stick with it get the secrets of the inner sanctum, otherwise its all 
> I
> can do to keep them from whining about getting their hands wet. Fookin'
> kids!
> Aside all the other wonderful things about the List, the thing it does
> absolutely the best is distill years of arcane and hard-won knowledge and
> throw it instantly into the lap of the asker. Gotta love it.
> Thanks everybody-
> Arche
>
>
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