I have heard of wetting agent ;-). But I use a spot of Fairy Liquid
(washing-up liquid) to do the same thing... I always have. But I
have never tried pre-wetting the film.
Chris
p.s. "washing-up liquid" is Brit for dish-washing detergent ;-).
cmib
At 08:15 -0700 6/2/02, Garth Wood wrote:
At 09:27 AM 06/02/2002 +0000, Chris Barker wrote:
Thanks Mike, but what is "photo-flow" solution? Is this your name
for the developer solution?
Ye Gods, man! You don't know about Photo-Flo? Great stuff, sold by
Kodak. The Ilford equivalent is called "Ilfotol." It's a wetting
agent, which you add in *very* small quantities to the last change
of rinse water just before you remove the film from the tank and
hang it to dry. It reduces the surface tension of the water
dramatically, which allows for more uniform sheeting and drying of
the film, reducing water spotting. Coupled with wiping down, your
films can be pretty pristine once dried.
Garth
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