On 7/28/2004, "AG Schnozz" <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Several methods work great:
>[...]
>2. Distilled water. Final rinse is with Distilled water. Let
>soak for a couple minutes to make sure all deposits are
>disolved/washed off the film.
Ah yes, that's a great idea. I will try that, especially since I have
the impression that the water here is not very clean.
>Either way, I very aggressively shake the water off the film
>(while still on the reel) before hanging. This way most of the
>water remaining will tend to evaporate rather than run down the
>film.
Now here's another idea that I just didn't want to come up with.
>I don't recommend ANY form of detergent as it will leave a
>residue behind.
Obviously several people had this experience. I guess my idea wasn't too
good after all :)
>[...]
>Many people squeegy the film. A film squeegy can scratch the
>film if a particle gets lodged in the wrong place. Scratching
>the base is repairable with nosegrease, but a scratched emulsion
>will make you cry.
The squeegy that is laying in my darkroom has a little crack in the
rubber part, that's why I was always scared of using it.
> Squeeging the film with your fingers will
>usually add MORE water to the film and will almost always make
>it spottier.
I never tried this because I always thought that I'd leave more skin
grease than dry spots. (As with nose grease)
>[...]
> The emulsion will remain soft and easily scratched for a
>good 24 hours afterwards. I usually try to go 40+ hours before
>printing up the negs. If you cut and sleave the film before the
>emulsion is hardened, the plastic will tend to "smooth" the
>surface in strange ways.
OK, maybe my overnight drying wasn't long enough.
To get rid of dust I boid a bit of water an hour before starting the
whole procedure, so that the dust settels with the humid air. I also
don't really have problems with this.
Thanks,
--nils
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