Too late. The work is all done. My problem now is badly curled prints
after drying.
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/15/2011 9:31 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
> Chuck, a couple of thoughts:
>
> 1. Use your 5D and photograph the pages of damaged photographs. Maybe
> a digital restoration to at least Flickr quality might be enough.
>
> 2. Wax paper? I wouldn't
>
> 3. Grab the large screen off the screen door. You know that thing that
> is hidden behind a closet door down in your basement? Yes, that. Clean
> the cobwebs off and in fact, just hose it down really good. Now, after
> it is dry, lean it up lengthwise against a seat or bed. Gentle slope.
> Now take the prints after you have washed them and place them on the
> screen image-side up. After they have tried to the point where there
> are no more water spots on top (don't worry about them), turn the
> prints over onto the face. Let them dry overnight.
>
> 4. An alternative to the last point is to hang up clothesline in the
> garage (these drip, so the garage will probably be more appropriate.
> Get a bunch of clothes pins--the spring type. Use your wax paper and
> tear off a tiny little bit to only protect the corner of the print
> (optional). Hang the just washed prints from a corner (you can get to
> the point where you leave no visible mark at all on the prints). Let
> them dry overnight. When hung, an RC print will appear dry in about 20
> minutes, but the emulsion needs an overnight to harden.
>
> Easy as that. I'm thinking that you are over doing this a bit.
>
> AG
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