[pure-silver] Re: acrchival wash in cold water?
- From: Eric Nelson <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:39:16 -0700 (PDT)
That's good to know. I washed them for an hour in the archival washer and then
left them in there overnight to leach out whatever else was left. I'll give
them a little more wash before laying them on screens. There's some definite
"B" prints in there so those will be good tests for the toner.
Draining the water heater now and about to chase down an installer. The
dimensions of the heater will be different than the old one so better to have a
"pro" do it who can cut pipe etc where needed. We're also in the midst of a
major electrical upgrade so yes, perfect timing! At least Home Depot will give
me 12 months interest free on this purchase!
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From: Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, April 15, 2011 1:22:06 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: acrchival wash in cold water?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Nelson" <emanmb@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "pure silver" <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 7:34 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] acrchival wash in cold water?
> Hot water heater is dead tonight w/prints in the wash. Yay!
>
> The first 15-20 mins of wash water was 70-ish. Now it's 50-55.
> Should I leave the prints in the wash for a couple hours or, leave them in
> standing water till the heater is connected, or let them wash for X amount of
> time and then leave them on drying screens and maybe do a follow-up wash? I
> would prefer to not leave them too long in water but overnight would be OK.
>
> I still have to sepia tone these but I'm not worried about when that will
> happen!
>
> Eric
>
Wash rates are significantly lengthened when the water is cold. However, the
technical paper for KHCA states that good washing can be done down to about 50F.
You might consider washing in successive baths using water heated on the
stove. It does not have to be not, just get the chill off of it.
The recommended times for KHCA are adequate. If you encounter problems
toning
you may need to wash more but be sure they are not from inadequate fixing.
You have my sympathy, I've lived without hot water a few times, its a real
PITA to say the least. Water heaters also have a way of dying at the least
convenient times and usually leaking lots of rusty water all over.
--
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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