That's okay with fiber based paper. Resin coated paper can't be washed that long. It will fog. Alternatively, you could string a piece of clothesline across the back seat of your car and hang the prints with clothespins to dry as you drive. Turn the heat up! Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hey, gang! Gots another darkroom question. While my own darkroom is in > the works (and progressing most slowly) I've decided to start using a > public darkroom about 20 miles from home. Current plans are to continue > developing negatives at home, and only bring what I intend to print to > the darkroom facility. The problem is that their hours are limited, and > my schedule will only fit within about 5 hours per week over two days. > So I have to work efficiently. What I'd like to do is place my prints > in a storage tank full of water, after they're rinsed, and transport > them home for drying. As best as I can figure, the prints will be in > the tank at least 30 minutes, and for no more than 2 hours, before being > hung. Anyone see a problem with this? FWIW, I currently have about 100 > sheets of fiber-based paper to go through. Once this is gone I'll > replace it with resin coated paper to cut down on my wash time (and > darkroom fees). > > I'll probably use a commercially available processing or washing tank > with dividers to keep the prints separated. > > Thanks a bunch! > > -- > Scott Loveless > http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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