I have been experimenting with Fienne's Amidol developer as it gives very satisfying cold tones. However I am having difficulty with pink staining. My first attempts were with Fomatone MG and then with Adox Vario Classic. Both papers exhibit the same problem.
I mix the main constituents with water at 70 degrees F and then mix the amidol in a small amount of chilled water as I understand amidol does not dissolve well in hot water. When I mix it the colour is a moderately deep rose. I use a citric acid stop bath but this does not seem to mitigate the pink stain. After washing the stain is diminished but the whites are never truly white.
Any advice from amidol users would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Adrian
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