[pure-silver] Re: WashAid Question
- From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:31:12 -0600
Eugene Barrington wrote:
> Thanks for that info. I'm using the Kodak product which is anhydrous (I
> think). Obviously not much is required for my modest needs! I'll break
> out the FB paper and produce some real prints - but RC is so handy and
> washes so quickly! Toning and hypo clearing in the one bath is another
> time and water saver.
> Eugene B.
I should have made clear that the dilution of toner selected is
to guarantee a *minimum* of 5 mins in the toner/PermaWash soup.
My typical toning times are more like 6-8 min, with the
toner (Kodak Rapid Selenium) diluted in the 1:25 to 1:30 range,
depending on the paper in question.
>
>
> On 3 Dec 2008, at 20:56, Tim Daneliuk wrote:
>
>> Eugene Barrington wrote:
>>> Dear listers -
>>> I find that Washaid solution goes stale long before I finish it. Using
>>> it straight from the packet how much would I need to make up, for
>>> example. a litre of solution?
>>> TIA
>>> Eugene B.
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>> I buy liquid PermaWash in gallons. I add 1.5oz of this to 1/2 gallon
>> of water and an appropriate amount of Selenium toner to simultaneously
>> tone and hypo clear. ("Appropriate amount" here is a toner dilution
>> that requires at least 5 minutes of toning time - the time recommended
>> by PermaWash to do its job - that will also tone the paper in question
>> to the level desired.) The amounts involved are very small and
>> inexpensive, thus I use this as a "one shot" solution that is discarded
>> at the end of a printing session.
>>
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