Is My Expired Cachet Photo Paper Still Usable?

[Andre Noble]

I purchased 6 packs of Cachet "VC-RC-N" Multispeed Matte photo paper from the expired stock bin at Freestyle about five years ago. Despite extensive Googling, I can't find any information on it, so it might be as old as 20 years or more. I've stored it at room temperature. Is there any reasonable chance that this photo paper is still good?

[Mark Sampson]

Only way to know is to try it and see. If you have a little fog, you can add a restrainer to your paper developer; benzotriazole (also known as Kodak Anti-Fog #1)
is the most popular. If it's heavily fogged; oh well, back to your usual fresh paper.

[jnantz]

it might be good for lith, paper negatives and lumen prints if has fog..
im using 30 year old paper at present –– im lucky, room temp stored and it's fine, but it's not cachet,
and im not in SOCAL ... good luck !
John

[Tin Can]

Play with it

and have FUN

[Andre Noble]

Gotta fire up the darkroom. Haven't used it in 7 years. (Also living in SoCal)

[hasim495]

Hey hi, there is a chance it may still be usable, but the quality might be compromised. It's worth conducting a test print to assess its performance before using it for important projects.