[LargeFormat] print washing

Don Feinberg largeformat@f32.net
Thu Mar 15 15:26:17 2001


And yes -- I limit my fixing time to 1 minute in TF4.  No longer than that
under any circumstances.

> Hypo Clear or Permawash (which I prefer) is basically Sodium Sulfite, so
you
> can make your home brew, is a definite yes when washing fiber based
prints.
> Ilford has a nice strategy in which they use high strength (film strength)
> fixer for 30 secs to I minute MAXIMUM.  followed by a good wash.  They
claim
> the longer it is in the fixer the longer you have to wash.  I use Fuji
Hunt
> color fixer (comes in large 5 Gallon cubitainers for $30)  at 1+4 dilution
> for 1 minute (agitate well) and wash 5 min, 5 mins Permawash, and 10
minutes
> of final wash.
>