I've started developing my 4x5 b&w negatives at home, but I'm running into a problem when it comes to drying the negatives.
If I squeegee the negative with this film squeegee, I get "tracks" on the negative. A couple of times they looked like scratches, but generally it's looked more like the "tracks" you'd see on a vinyl record (lots of tracks/grooves in the same direction.
If I don't squeegee all of the water off of the negative, I end up with water spots.
Bonus question: Whatever I use to hold the negative gets stuck to it when it dries (clothes pin, metal clip, plastic clip) and damages the negative. Is there a way to avoid this?
Do you guys have any suggestions on how best to dry negatives?
I'll upload a couple of examples when I'm back at that computer.
Development details:
film: Ilford Delta 100
developer: Rodinal 1:25
stop bath: Ifostop
fixer: Ilford Rapid Fixer
soap: 1m photo-flo
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