Anyone have experience using recycled Ilford Multigrade bottles to store CineStill Cs6 "Creative Slide" DynamicChrome Kit (E-6) Chemicals

[Todd Barlow]

A friend is going to try some E6 at home processing and I am supplying the bottles...

The Ilford Multigrade bottles have been thoroughly cleaned with hot soapy water and multiple hot water rinses.
Any reason the bottles can' t be used to store the kits 3 chemicals.
D9 “DynamicChrome” 1st Developer (i understand this is a one shot liquid concentrate, bottles would be for storing working solutions for imminent use)
Cr6 “Color&Reversal” Color Developer & Reversal Bath
Bf6 “Bleaches&Fixer” Pre-Bleach & Blix Bath

Thanks in advance

Todd

 

[Ian Grant]

I've been re-using Ilford developer bottles for decades, including for E6 & C41 chemistry. While they don't last forever, they do last a very long time.

Ian

 

[loccdor]

I don't expect you'll have any problems with the bottles. Unfortunately though the CineStill E-6 kits have had mixed reviews compared to more standard E-6 kits.

 

[Samu]

Why not. But as a friendly advice: steer clear of CineStill's E6 chemistry. They are probably the worst E6 chemistry available. Opt for Bellini instead.

 

[BMbikerider]

Probably with being 'old school' I trust plastic as much as hand feeding a Tiger Shark! For me it is glass every time, preferably dark brown with screw in tops with conical polythene seals. They are 100% air tight, flat seals are questionable.

In some cases the new chemicals are stored in glass so there is little air gap, and then warmed up until it is just below the processing temperature and then sealed with these screw on caps. As it cools down it form a slight vacuum where there is less oxygen to make the chemicals deteriorate. I have kept newly diluted and unused RA4 colour developer for well over 6 months using this method.

If the chemicals that 'go off' are to be reused and they do not totally fill the original bottle, the volume can be replaced by using glass beads to replace the missing volume. It must be glass because some plastics can absorb liquids which is not cleaned off during washing.

 

[st1]

For me it is glass every time, preferably dark brown with screw in tops with conical polythene seals. They are 100% air tight, flat seals are questionable.

in the UK at least, a 275ml brown glass bottle of Fentimans ginger beer, filled to the absolute brim, contains 293ml. Which is nice for Paterson tank users.