[pure-silver] Re: cleaning containers

I can confirm, I routinely clean my B/W reels by using them with E-6 chemicals 
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Claudio Bonavolta
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De: Chris Woodhouse <chris.woodhouse@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:40:43 +0100
Sujet: [pure-silver] Re: cleaning containers
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>On a similar vein, I was getting dirty white spirals after using D76.  
>The stain wouldn't wash off and even scrubbing with a toothbrush made  
>little impression. I then developed a roll of C41 and viola! I  
>suppose it must be the blix.
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>Chris
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>On 25 Sep 2006, at 17:53, Becky wrote:
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>> I'm using the typical brown plastic containers with the screw top  
>> lids. I could see the build up from having left chemicals setting  
>> in them for over a year so I just thought I'd ask if it was worth  
>> the trouble to clean them before going to the trouble.
>>
>> Thank you for all of the responses. It'll take some time to get  
>> things set back up but I'm looking forward to having a darkroom  
>> again sometime in the future. :-)
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Becky Lynn
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>> On 9/25/06, David Starr <davestarr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:41:20 -0700,  Becky  
>> <lynnbecks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
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>> >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
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>> It's good to see you back on the list!  You didn't say if you use  
>> plastic or
>> glass bottles, but here's what I've done in the past.  I fill the  
>> bottles with
>> hot water & dump them several times.  Then I fill them & let them  
>> set for a
>> while - do this 3 or 4 times.  As long as you use them for the same  
>> chemicals
>> that were in them, there shouldn't be any problems.
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