[pure-silver] Re: cleaning containers

I have found that adding a couple of tablespoons of uncooked rice to
bottles and shaking provides some gentle scouring action.  Good for
removing crusted on deposits.  A bottle brush available from lab supply
houses is also a good addition to any darkroom.
 
Jerry

        -----Original Message-----
        From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Becky
        Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 2:41 AM
        To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
        Subject: [pure-silver] cleaning containers
        
        
        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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