[pure-silver] Re: prints stuck together in drymount press

prints stuck together in drymount pressDear Shannon,

     Listen to Uncle Don - he's right. Once you mash prints into each other 
there is enough damage draw your eye and irritate you every time you see the 
things. Take comfort that your new prints will be even better than these.

     For the next level of despair, do as I do. Hang your negatives up on 
Paterson film clips and then get impatient to see what they look like as soon 
as they are hung in the dryer. Take the 120 strip down and drop it on the dirty 
old darkroom floor. NOW you have dirt imbedded in the soft emulsion plus a few 
gouges right down to the base. Remember that wet film, like buttered bread, 
will always fall onto the soft vulnerable side....

    Now you're ready to get out that old text on film restoration and 
retouching and start sharpening the pencils. Be sure to mutter to yourself as 
you do it. I like to mutter in several languages.

    Uncle Dick

PS: Uncle Dick is always open to donations of old Paterson film clips. The grey 
plastic ones. He has a holy regard for Paterson clips.

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