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1. Development - in Ansco 130 1:2 for 2.5 minutes. 2. Stop Bath - Running plain water (no-acid) 3. 1st Fixing Bath - Fix in a fresh non-hardening alkaline rapid fixer TF-3 at 1:4 dilution for 60 seconds. 4. Hold Water - Hold in water till the end of the printing session but not more than 2 hours in the winter and 1 hour in the summer when the water temperature is warmer. Change the water from time to time, replenish with running water. 5. 2nd Fixing Bath - Fix in a fresh non-hardening alkaline rapid fixer TF-3 at 1:4 dilution for 60 seconds including draining. 6. Selenium Toner - Prints go from the 2nd fixer directly to the selenium toner tray. I tone all prints in Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner for archival processing and pleasing print tone. Times vary, but with warmtone papers I usually use a dilution of 1:19 and tone for 4 minutes. 7. Water Tray - Water rinse for one minute. 8. Hypo Clearing - Soak in a fresh hypo clearing agent (HCA) solution for 3-5 minutes with agitation. 9. Water Tray - Rinse for 2-3 minutes in running water. Changing and replenishing the water constantly. 10. Archival Wash - First wash for 30 minutes in an archival print washer. 11. Hypo Clearing - Soak in a fresh hypo clearing agent (HCA) solution for 3-5 minutes with agitation. 12. Water Tray - Rinse for 2-3 minutes in running water. Changing and replenishing the water constantly. 13. Archival Wash - Final wash for 30 minutes in an archival print washer. 14. Distilled Water Tray – I put 2-3 drops of Photo Flo in distilled water and agitate the prints rigurously for 30-60 seconds. 15. Squegee the prints on both sides, air dry face down on clean fiberglass screens. 16. I flatten the prints in a dry mounting press and trim to final size. 17. I dry mount on 100% cotton museum board.
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