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NO.2 FLEXO MAN U AL .
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ClJETAILS.
CL
EAN DISHES: CLEAN HAN DS : Th e faintest tr ace of
Hyp o ulphite of Soda will spoil the prints if it gets into contact
with them before the
prop er time. Gre at c are shou ld therefore
be used to have both ha nd s a nd tr ays clean.
D
EVE LOPER on ce used shou ld not be carried ov er a nd u sed
th e next day or s ub seq uently.
CJ)ON'T.
Don' t u se a tr ay for devel op ing which h as pr eviously b ee n
u
sed for h ypo so lution, pyro devel ope r or fi nal washing.
Do
n't u se an old fixing so lution, it is li able to ca use
tr oub le.
D if ficurties: Their Cause and Remedy.
V EI L ED ,<\ HIT ES: Caus ed by forc in g devt:lo pm e nt , f ogge d
paper.
R emedy : Give more time, scree n li gh t. A I so caused when
im
age fl ashes up in developer by t oo much e xpo s ur e, in which
c
ase give l ess time.
M DDV SHADOWS: Ca u5 ed by developer being us ed for
too many prints.
R eme dy: Use fresh d eve l ope r.
CONl
RASTV PRINTS: Cau se d by ins uffi cie nt time or nega-
tive t
oo harsh.
R e med y: Giv e more tim e; make softer n ega ti ves.
FL AT PRINTS: Cau se d by ov e rtiming or n ega tives flat.
R emedy : Give l ess time in first instance, and if trouble is
with negativ
es , give negatives less time ; develop furthe r.
STAIN S: Cau s d by forcing d v l opm ent, or chemica ll y
dirty dish s or hands, insufficie
nt fixing, foreign che mi cals.
R e med y: Do not a ll ow che mi cals other than those given
in formulas to
come in cont ac t with paper ; u se fresh fixing;