Thanks Paul. Yes, optical, not inkjet. That is what I meant to imply by “commercial” but I wasn’t clear. stan
> On Jul 24, 2017, at 8:30 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> wrote: > > I'm assuming it's an optical print. If it's an ink jet print it's probably > toast. > > Paul via phone > >> On Jul 24, 2017, at 8:27 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> You can definitely give it a few hours. I've washed prints that long. I >> would agitate gently every 30 minutes or so. >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Jul 24, 2017, at 8:22 PM, Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> >>> wrote: >>> >>> The print in question is an 11x14 color commercially printed favorite of >>> mine - taken with P645 one early foggy morning in 1999… >>> >>> So we had a flood. The garage had water up to 26.5 inches. It would have >>> taken 27.5 inches for the water from the river to begin flowing on into the >>> house, so that was the good news. >>> But among other items not removed from the garage before the water rose was >>> a trunk containing many posters, photo prints, commercial prints (e.g. my >>> collection of Byte Magazine cover artwork). >>> Now that I have cleaned, repaired, or discarded everything else from the >>> garage, it is time to start salvaging the artwork. >>> >>> Some of the prints have been easy. Soak, wash gently, rinse, squeegee, and >>> place in a blotter book. Seems to be working. But THE print in question is >>> about 80% stuck to the glass from the frame. Yes it was matted, but either >>> the mat was too flimsy or it softened too much due to the soaking it >>> received in the flood. So the print is stuck to the glass. >>> >>> I have the glass + print soaking in a large trey. I think/hope eventually >>> the print will float off. >>> >>> So here (at last) is the question: how long can I leave a photographic >>> print to soak? Is there some point at which the emulsion will begin to >>> decompose? I would rather let it be for a few hours rather than trying to >>> peel it off the glass, but I don’t know how long I can wait before I cause >>> more damage. >>> >>> I may or may not be able to find the negative from which I printed, and I >>> would kinda like to salvage and retain the original print… >>> >>> Thanks for any suggestions! >>> >>> stan >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
