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Looking at the pic you uploaded and your comments; 1.the edges of the print look less affected than the middle 2. prolonged washing helps 3. the pattern of the dividers on prints All give me the impression that the washing process needs attention. So if you can effectively rule out the water volume, flow and temperature as well as print agitation then I would also try adding a HCA bath step to your print toning process, as standard. If the problem persists, then you will need to go through each step of your process methodically and meticulously. Let us know how you get on.
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Hca wouldn't help with RC paper, but for Toning the MG5 I use the Fotospeed toner bath at full strenth with MG5, with pretty much any other paper both RC and FB paper I would use the toner at 1/2 strenth as well, but for some reason 1/2 strength will not work, so, wash after processing for 10 minutes, bleach and again wash for 10 minutes,then tone and again wash for 10 minutes, this is what I have been doing in my trials for sepia toning the MG5, and it seems to work well with the pearl surface, but with the MG 5 you need to be a biut more careful than with other RC papers, the biggests problems I had was without complete washing the 5 would sometimes not tone properly, and leave untoned arears on the print, but following the regime above the prints tone beautifuly, almost as good as FB paper,
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Hi Richard, I always thought it was good practice to add a HCA step between the fixing and the toning stage in order to avoid staining of prints?
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thanks for that i will fix in normal fix and give it a go.
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success!
Yes you are correct. i refixed them with Ilford rapid fixer and the staining went.
Once again thanks for you help. |
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