On Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:41:20 -0700, Becky <lynnbecks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >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 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. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Retired Shop Rat: 14,647 days in a GM plant. Now I can do what I enjoy: Large Format Photography Web Site: www.destarr.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ============================================================================================================To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.