Polapan 100 processing

[Daniel Moore]

I have a couple boxes of Polapan 100 of sufficient age that that developer pods are dried up. Is there an alternative way of developing this stuff?

[Ari]

You could lay them flat in a dark, warm enclosed area for a day or two, that might help.
Or run your palm along the entire length of the film (on both sides) a few times, so as to try to spread the chemicals around.
There's no other way to process them, so failing that, just shoot 'em and see what you get.

[Daniel Moore]

They've been laying flat their entire life, which is about a decade or so now, in their unsealed box. I tried a couple and can get a corner or so properly developed, that's about all. The precious goo is gone.

[Ari]

Then I'm afraid you're outta luck.
If the goo is gone, and not merely hardened, they're unusable.
Your only hope now is to sell them to hipsters as "vintage" film. :)

[Daniel Moore]

By gone I do mean hardened. Wish I felt the same way about the Fuji equivalent.

[Ari]

Well, if they're hardened, find a gentle heat source, and rub the Polaroid; the idea is to loosen it up and spread it around a bit.
Good luck