Spotting RC papaer

Hi, I need to spotting some b/w photos printed on RC paper. I've never
done this before, so any help is welcome.

Thanks all

piterengel

It can be done -- but you have to be more careful than with fiber papers --
the first little dab of very light ink will soften up the gelatin.

Frankly, I found that the time it took to clean the negatives was less than
the time it to spot a print. Try PEC and PEC wipes -- they should be
available in Italy. Having a bit of humidity in the darkroom also helps
keep dust down. If you clean your darkroom wait a few days for the dust to
settle back before printing.

"piterengel" wrote in message
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Hi, I need to spotting some b/w photos printed on RC paper. I've never
done this before, so any help is welcome.

Thanks all

piterengel

It can be done -- but you have to be more careful than with fiber papers --
the first little dab of very light ink will soften up the gelatin.

Frankly, I found that the time it took to clean the negatives was less than
the time it to spot a print. Try PEC and PEC wipes -- they should be
available in Italy. Having a bit of humidity in the darkroom also helps
keep dust down. If you clean your darkroom wait a few days for the dust to
settle back before printing.

"piterengel" wrote in message
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Hi, I need to spotting some b/w photos printed on RC paper. I've never
done this before, so any help is welcome.

Thanks all

piterengel

"John Walton" wrote

Frankly, I found that the time it took to clean the negatives was less than
the time it to spot a print.

And wash hands before meals, wipe your nose, never a borrower nor
a lender be, be true to oneself, don't accept advice from usenet ...

Try PEC and PEC wipes

I will second this. The only method I know that really does work,
every time.

--
Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio
Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics.
Remove spaces etc. to reply: n o lindan at net com dot com
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"John Walton" wrote

Frankly, I found that the time it took to clean the negatives was less than
the time it to spot a print.

And wash hands before meals, wipe your nose, never a borrower nor
a lender be, be true to oneself, don't accept advice from usenet ...

Try PEC and PEC wipes

I will second this. The only method I know that really does work,
every time.

--
Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio
Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics.
Remove spaces etc. to reply: n o lindan at net com dot com
psst.. want to buy an f-stop timer? nolindan.com/da/fstop/

With RC density has to be built up slowly with very dilute dye. I put the
dye on in little overlapping dots. And use a somewhat wetter brush than you
would with FB prints.

--
darkroommike

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"piterengel" wrote in message
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Hi, I need to spotting some b/w photos printed on RC paper. I've never
done this before, so any help is welcome.

Thanks all

piterengel

With RC density has to be built up slowly with very dilute dye. I put the
dye on in little overlapping dots. And use a somewhat wetter brush than you
would with FB prints.

--
darkroommike

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"piterengel" wrote in message
om...
Hi, I need to spotting some b/w photos printed on RC paper. I've never
done this before, so any help is welcome.

Thanks all

piterengel

I use a grey spotting ink instead of the black (diluted black will do too). I
use a very fine brush to get a small point. I use a blotter in my left hand and
go "dab, blot... dab, blot" etc ... from time to time step back and view the
print as a picture rather than as an exercise in spotting. When it looks OK
from a distance, I stop.

I use a grey spotting ink instead of the black (diluted black will do too). I
use a very fine brush to get a small point. I use a blotter in my left hand and
go "dab, blot... dab, blot" etc ... from time to time step back and view the
print as a picture rather than as an exercise in spotting. When it looks OK
from a distance, I stop.

"John Walton" wrote in message ...
It can be done -- but you have to be more careful than with fiber papers --
the first little dab of very light ink will soften up the gelatin.

Frankly, I found that the time it took to clean the negatives was less than
the time it to spot a print. Try PEC and PEC wipes -- they should be
available in Italy. Having a bit of humidity in the darkroom also helps
keep dust down. If you clean your darkroom wait a few days for the dust to
settle back before printing.

"piterengel" wrote in message
om...
Hi, I need to spotting some b/w photos printed on RC paper. I've never
done this before, so any help is welcome.

Thanks all

piterengel

Sorry for my ignorance but... what are PEC and PEC wipes? Thanks