Hello everybody,

Awhile back I bought some used Ansco 5x7 film holders....several of the film holders are in great condition but a few have paint chipping/flaking off of the metal backing which lies behind the film plane. Last night I decided that I would try to "fix" the flaking problem by painting over the areas with some enamel paint so I could use them.

Well, what I failed to realize was that the paint I used has a glossy finish (this was mentioned in a very inconspicous place on the bottle) so the areas I painted are now much shinier than the original finish. A friend suggested that I simply paint over the glossy paint with a black magic marker...which I did. The shininess is less pronounced but the areas are still quite different than the original finish.

My question is this...1) Will this have any effect on the resulting negatives (added density, etc) and 2) What's the ideal way to fix this problem?

Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Christian