[pure-silver] Re: cleaning containers

Selon Becky <lynnbecks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hello everyone. It seems like it's been so long....  I haven't had the
> chance to do any photographing in quite some time. The divorce is final now
> and slowly I'm getting back to a normal life. That means I'll be able to do
> some photographing and darkroom work again in the future. I'm moving my
> darkroom to my mom's property, where I now live, and am wondering a few
> things. I was wondering about the old bottles of developers and fixers and
> wondering if it will hurt anything to just rinse them out with water or
> should I start with fresh containers. They have been setting there with old
> chemicals in them for over a year now. I hate to have to buy all new
> containers being that I'm on a tight budget. Will the buildup in the bottles
> cause any trouble for me?
>
> Becky Lynn
>
Hi Becky !
It's good to hear from you again !
I use the same container for chemicals since I started to do my own darkroom
work.
I rinse them well and let them dry when not filled up with chemicals. The fixer
container has got a solid build up at the neck where the plastic cap screw. The
developper container has got a dark brown tan inside. I've not noticed any harm
effect on the chemicals. Of course, each chemical has it own dedicated
container and there is no solid things in the bottom of any of them.
So my guess is that you can re use them when well cleaned.
Have a nice day !

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