In an effort to stop scratches from sliding film into storage pages I now use Poly Foldlock sleeves and Infoflap envelops which are stored in Drop-Front Boxes with Filmbins from Light Impressions. The Poly sleeves are less likely to scratch than polyester, and The Foldlock sleeves allow the insertion and removal of the negative with out sliding. Jonathan Mail1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of dhowk Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 3:34 PM To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Hardening fixer for film I've started using Photographers Formulary rapid fix with hardener for sheet films that are prone to easy scratching (eg, Efke). On Apr 15, 2007, at 5:43 PM, Jeffrey Thorns wrote: > Does anyone on the list use a hardening fix for film? > > The reason I ask is that I sometimes get very faint scratches on my > (35mm) film. (You might not notice them in a small print, but they > show in an 11x14.) I don't squeegee my film after processing, and I > try to keep the inside of the camera clean, so I am assuming that > it happens when I slide the film into the pages. > > I use a non-hardening fix right now, and thought maybe I'd see less > scratching if I used a hardening fix. > > (I use mainly Fuji Acros, and develop in WD2D+.) > > Any thoughts? > > ====================================================================== > ======================================= > 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. ============================================================================ ================================= 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. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/761 - Release Date: 4/14/2007 9:36 PM -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/761 - Release Date: 4/14/2007 9:36 PM ============================================================================================================= 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.