Steve Goldstein
4-Mar-2014, 07:25
A couple of weeks ago I spotted a few prints made on Adox MCC110, developed in Ansco 130 and lightly toned in KRST 1+19 (3-4 minutes at 70C). The prints were dry-mounted prior to spotting. I used SpotPens for spotting, the standard ones, not the warm-tone. After spotting I stored the mounted prints in Clearbags to await framing, giving them a few hours to dry thoroughly, and then leaving the bags unsealed.
This morning I went to finish the framing. In looking at one of the prints I noticed that the color of the spotted regions had changed significantly, going from a very good match to the print tone to looking almost like rust on the print surface. Another print, toned and final-washed at the same time, and spotted at the same time too, doesn't seem to have this problem upon quick inspection, but I had to get moving towards my day job so couldn't examine it as carefully as I'd wished.
Has anyone ever encountered this? Is there a fix that will allow me to save the print? The SpotPens sure are convenient, but if I have to switch back to Spotone I can do so, I have enough for several lifetimes.
This morning I went to finish the framing. In looking at one of the prints I noticed that the color of the spotted regions had changed significantly, going from a very good match to the print tone to looking almost like rust on the print surface. Another print, toned and final-washed at the same time, and spotted at the same time too, doesn't seem to have this problem upon quick inspection, but I had to get moving towards my day job so couldn't examine it as carefully as I'd wished.
Has anyone ever encountered this? Is there a fix that will allow me to save the print? The SpotPens sure are convenient, but if I have to switch back to Spotone I can do so, I have enough for several lifetimes.