Re: Water spotting?

[Joshua_Putnam <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

SchifF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

>have you tried using a *very* clean squeegee on the film before
>drying?

My water is hard enough that using bleach in the laundry
generates rust spots on clothes, and the shower head needs an
acid dip two or three times a year to unclog it.  So I've had
plenty of experience with water spots.

Some time ago I gave up on trying to keep a squeegee clean and
supple enough for film, and instead, after a soak in PhotoFlo in
distilled water, I wipe down my negatives with a piece of
photowipe moistened in distilled water.  Since I started doing
that I haven't had another water spot or a single scratch from
wiping the film.

(After wiping it down I hang the film in a home-made negative
dryer, a length of 6-inch diameter water pipe with a 40W bulb at
the bottom for convection heating and cloth air filters top and
bottom.  Works great for avoiding dust spots, provides good,
fast drying, and cost less than $10 to make.)

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