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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Darkroom / May 2004Use for old paper?
Hi, I've been given old Kodak Polymax FB and RC paper. It's really too old. Even with Potassiumbromide and Benzotriazol the prints remain grey and mottled. So, I will dump it. But I wonder if anybody knows of alternative uses for old photo paper. Creative ideas anyone? Gilbert >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Gilbert You can fix and wash the paper and use it for alt processes that are hand coated like Van Dyke, Pt/Pd, etc. Craig Koshyk had a small book out on the process and claimed very high Dmax with the papers. > Hi, > > I've been given old Kodak Polymax FB and RC paper. It's really too > old. Even with Potassiumbromide and Benzotriazol the prints remain > grey and mottled. So, I will dump it. But I wonder if anybody knows of > alternative uses for old photo paper. Creative ideas anyone? Contact sheets? I've been using up a box of paper that got hit by light at the edges. It's good enough to look at and decide which negative to enlarge. Nick Paint on it with developer. > Hi, > > I've been given old Kodak Polymax FB and RC paper. It's really too > old. Even with Potassiumbromide and Benzotriazol the prints remain > grey and mottled. So, I will dump it. But I wonder if anybody knows of > alternative uses for old photo paper. Creative ideas anyone? Fix it out and use it as a base for other processes -- carbon printing, possibly gum bichromate (even color gum, if you have separation negatives available), you could even resensitize it for salt prints or platinum.  SignatureI may be a scwewy wabbit, but I'm not going to Alcatwaz! -- E. J. Fudd, 1954 Donald Qualls, aka The Silent Observer Lathe Building Pages http://silent1.home.netcom.com/HomebuiltLathe.htm Speedway 7x12 Lathe Pages http://silent1.home.netcom.com/my7x12.htm Opinions expressed are my own -- take them for what they're worth and don't expect them to be perfect. Also great for layouts and sketches for complicated burning and dodging schemes. I fix out old paper and use it for this and just general note taking in the darkroom. I use old tired fixer--a way to get a little more use out of the old fix before disposal. Signaturedarkroommike ---------- > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Gilbert Use it as lightweight mounts for prints. Fix and wash to make white mounts, expose to white light, develop, fix and wash to make black mounts. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Gilbert |
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