> Hi, this is the matter. I've an old photo having a large
> blue spot
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Richard Knoppow
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> "piterengel" <pslaviero@interfree.it> wrote
> > photo having a large blue spot due to glass cleaner
> Have you tried washing the print? It may be the dye is
> water soluble and will wash out.
My experience with Windex stains indicates the
dye, when dry, doesn't seem all that water soluble. It may
form a mordant with cellulose, though.
The best solvent (er, wash agent) may be _clear_ window cleaner.
Windex used to make one, but I haven't seen it around.
As I recall, glass cleaners are made from alcohols and
glycols with some having ammonia and detergents. Windex
leaves a gummy residue behind as some of the glycols don't
evaporate. Isopropyl with a drop of photoflow may work.
And I will wager Tide works like a charm, or we would have
housewives up in arms and no blue dye. I would also wager
Tide is pretty good at stripping emulsion, what with it
being silver-bearing Jell-O.
As Richard says, I would make up a lot of test prints to
experiment on first.
The other alternative would be PhotoShop and the making
of a copy negative through a blue filter.
> I have no idea what the dye is so can't suggest a specific
> treatment ... I am reluctant to suggest any
> bleaching method
The dye doesn't fade, or at least a bottle left out in the
sun doesn't. I would hazard a guess it is not organic,
in the easily bleachable sense.
At one time I thought it was copper sulfate, but as it is
not easily removable (that's an understatement) it doesn't
seem to be that simple.
An MSDS search may yield some information.
If you find the solution, be sure to publish it.

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