[pure-silver] Re: cleaning soot-damaged prints
- From: John Meyers <jmeyers102@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:00:32 -0700 (PDT)
Sissy,
Thanks for your suggestion. I found my way to the
Photographic Solutions website, and although they
don't list a product called Re-Stor, the website
recommendeds something called Pec-12 Photographic
Emulsion Cleaner for soot-damaged prints. I'll try
that.
John Meyers
--- Sissy Albertine <salbert@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> John,
> I've used a solution called Re-Stor from
> Photographic Solutions, Inc. [7
> Granston Way, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 (508)759-2322]
> on old, faded b/w
> prints and was impressed. It's basically an
> intensification process. There
> is a warning that the print may return to its
> original state within hours
> but that wasn't my experience. Hope this helps.
> Sissy Albertine
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> John Meyers <jmeyers102@xxxxxxxxx>@freelists.org on
> 06/22/2005 08:27:35 PM
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> Subject: [pure-silver] cleaning soot-damaged
> prints
>
> Hi,
>
> My father gave me 3 prints that were damaged by soot
> in an apartment fire a few years ago, to see if I
> could clean them. Two B&W prints and one color. The
> B&W are on RC paper.
>
> I soaked one of the B&W prints in a tray of water
> for
> a few minutes and was able to remove a large part of
> the discoloration w/ gentle wiping. But the print
> still retains a grayishness, and some darker spots
> from the damage.
>
> I plan to scan them and restore w/ Photoshop, but
> I'd
> like to get them as clean as possible first to
> minimize the amount of computer work I need to do.
> Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I might
> better clean the prints?
>
> Thank you.
>
> John Meyers
>
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