[pure-silver] Re: How do you wash fiber paper?

As long as we're talking about this, I wanted to mention something that's been 
nagging at the back of my mind for a long time... I read somewhere along the 
line that you don't want to leave RC prints in the wash too long because you 
can actually washout the brighteners. I wonder if anybody on this list has 
heard of that.

When I'm doing RC prints I use an 8x10 Patterson washer with a water infeed at 
one end, an out feed at the other end and a fence at the lower end, presumably 
to aid in the process of circulation and turbulence. My print goes into this 
tray by itself from the Photoformulary wash aid I use.

It stays there while I'm working the next print at which time it goes into an 
11x17 tray equipped with one of those fabulously expensive Kodak siphons that 
make a terribly annoying gurgling noise. It stays there until the next print 
comes down the pike and then it goes into the Patterson drying rack - which 
isn't cheap itself as a matter of fact.

To answer the original question... when I'm doing fiber prints, it goes from 
the kodak siphon tray into a exquisitely expensive 20" Versalab washer where it 
stays for a period of time after my printing session. From there they go onto 
some unbelievably expensive Zone VI drying screens. 

I love working with fiber... but it's too expensive for everyday work. But 
compared to a $5k digital camera it's probably not that bad.

Best,

--
joe suburbs the post modern hyper rural sub urban anti hero and vertiginous 
surrealist

http://homepage.mac.com/mgaylen/PhotoAlbum22.html

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