Instead of sizing and salting the paper for the Ziatype process (and others) with gelatin, ammonium (or sodium) chloride, and sodium citrate, would one get similar results by just taking some old fiber base paper, fixing it (not sure with or without hardener?), hypo clear, and a long wash, then dry on screens and flatten in a Seal press? After fixing and clearing the paper, maybe one has to also soak the paper in ammonium (or sodium) chloride, and sodium citrate? Was just thinking out loud this afternoon as I was re-doing my plumbing. Would be great to be able to some how be able to use my collection of way outdated FB papers. Has anyone ever tried this? I would easily try this, but my darkroom sink is in the process of being redone so not possible in the next 2 weeks. Maybe for some obvious simple reason this would not work, but sure intend on trying it out in the near future. Any opinions or info would be most welcome.
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