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    Local Density Reduction for Color Print Spotting

    Hello All!

    I am working with a color negative with a pin hole which obviously is printing as a black spot. Does anyone out there have any suggestions how to reduce the spot to white so that it can be spotted? I tried using Potassium Ferricyanide (the time tested B&W method) to no avail.

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    Drew Wiley
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    Re: Local Density Reduction for Color Print Spotting

    Easier just to opaque spot over it without the bleach, unless you're working with high
    gloss polyester print base. Potassium permangante bleaches leave an obnoxious halo;
    best to avoid them if possible.

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    Re: Local Density Reduction for Color Print Spotting

    I agree with that one hundred percent. Although a customer may not like having the opaque on thier neg, versus it being a personal "project". Pebo which Omega Brandess has sold made-makes a color dye remover that works very well. I'll need to check if we still sell.

    Quote Originally Posted by Drew Wiley View Post
    Easier just to opaque spot over it without the bleach, unless you're working with high
    gloss polyester print base. Potassium permangante bleaches leave an obnoxious halo;
    best to avoid them if possible.

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