I have a particularly persistent problem with B&W sheet film that I process. Af ter hypo clearing, I wash in water for 15 minutes in water that has gone through an in-line filter. Then I soak and slightly agitate in Wal-Mart distilled water with 2 drops of photo-flo, forma-flo or LPN solution. I then hang dry in my da rk room without squeegeeing. The film has drying marks similar to what you woul d see on a plate that dried in the sun, also sometimes I see fingerprints that g ot there when I was loading the film. I am not sure how to get rid of this resi due. It shows up as streaks in the sky and blank areas of the print. I have tri ed varying the soaking time and the amount of photo-flo, but it does not seem to make a difference. I am also not sure whether I can load film with gloves on, I hear it is very difficult. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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