Peckham
Hello everyone,
The issue of contaminated negatives has been discussed here before. I’ve already tried a few things, including white spirit and isopropyl alcohol. The residue won’t come off.
What happened? Somehow, in the dark, a bit of water must have got onto the negatives in their glassine sleeves. I probably realised far too late, by which time everything was already dry again. It was no longer possible to get the negatives out of the sleeve; I had to tear the sleeve open. In doing so, the glassine paper stuck to the negatives in thin, long streaks. And it’s proving very stubborn. Does anyone have any advice?
Many thanks in advance
Peter Eck
MirkoBoeddecker
More water!
Peckham
OK. So I suppose I should leave it to soak for longer too?
MirkoBoeddecker
Just until it rinses away, then dry gently. If necessary, rinse with distilled water or use Adoflo to prevent limescale stains.
Bonderer
In addition to PP sleeves, I would recommend using tried-and-tested PP sleeves that allow you to make connections easily.
Over the course of 40 years, I’ve had to replace the glassine sleeves completely several times because they turned yellow. Given the sheer volume that had accumulated, it was a huge amount of work. One possible reason for this was that I used to be a heavy smoker, but environmental factors certainly played a part too. However, I think the negatives are simply better protected in the PP sleeves.
And finding them and making contact prints is also easier.
The original question has already been answered; this is just an addition.
