After further research, I found a lot of information, including past forum posts. This is the first time I have seen Gamsol mentioned. From all of these bits of information it seems that a question is the purity of the medium used for liquid mounting. Ronsonol, which was at least at one time mostly Naptha, was also recommended. The counter to that sort of recommendation (besides flammibility - but see flash points above) is the possibility that additives or other substances in the product might be dangerous to the film. Alternatively, if not dangerous, they may leave a residue on the film that will be difficult to remove. So, to the exent that the fluid in question is pure, without any potentially harmful or hard to clean components, and otherwise safe, it seems that a Naptha product is a real possibility.
All of this is just me thinking out loud. If I was selling prints or thinking about selling prints I would just buy Kami or Lumina. It would be part of the cost of doing business. I don't even have time to think about that even if I wanted to sell prints. Between the cost of paper, ink, the printer and scanner I recently purchased, and other items, I have a lot of money invested. A safe, reliable and less expensive consumable would be nice at this point!
Plus, I hate to spend $$$$ when I could spend $ for the same thing, if indeed it is the same thing. I used to buy Arista Professional from Freestyle because it was HP5+ for less. I purchased as many 100 sheet boxes as I could afford when Ilford went into receivership and froze them. I just used up the last sheets of that film. I guess it is just my attitude about things.
Pali, does the Gamsol completely evaporate? Does it leave any residue? Do you have to clean the negatives?
Thanks everyone.
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