Developing C-41 -- What do you use for a Final Rinse nowadays?

[cooltouch]

Hi foilks, I have a bottle of Kodak Flexicolor Final Rinse, catalog number 192 5254, that I bought a while back, come to find out it expired two years ago, and there's only maybe a tablespoon of liquid in the bottle. First of all, I'm wondering if I'll realize any benefit if I go ahead and mix it up and use it, or if I'm just better off dumping it out and using something else.

But that's the rub. I can't find any other final rinses. Whenever I do, they're NLA. Why on Earth would Kodak discontinue a product that is an important component to small-batch developing of C-41, when they still sell everything else for it? Doesn't make any sense to me.

I have a bottle of Photo Flo 200 but it works just ok. I was told a final rinse like the Flexicolor stuff works much better. So, what do you use for a final rinse -- and where can I find it?

 

[MattKing]

Send an email to Kodak Alaris - profilm@kodakalaris.com.
If it is like the black and white chemicals, it may be a matter of the sources, packaging and SKU numbers having been changed.

 

[Roger Thoms]

I just order Flexcolor chemistry and this is what I ordered for the final rinse. https://www.uniquephoto.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/_/kodak%2D5l%2Dc41%2Dfinal%2Drinse%2Dand%2Dreplenisher/productID/8474EEA1%2D231B%2D4F08%2DB724%2D4DAE1A43FD49

This is based on info I got here. https://www.kabbottphoto.com/c-41-with-kodak-flexicolor-at-home/

Hope this helps.

Roger

 

[cooltouch]

Thanks for the feedback, guys. Roger, I went ahead and ordered some from that link. Price was right, but wowzer! Is their shipping high -- twice the cost of the product! Oh well, gotta have it and I haven't been able to find it anywhere else.

Thanks for that link. I'm using a Unicolor kit I bought from Freestyle, but in the future I might give the Flexicolor route a try. I've used the Unicolor kit before, and got decent color saturation and contrast. It wasn't excessive at all.

 

[Roger Thoms]

Shipping a little tough on small orders. On my order which was a bleach kit, 2 developer starter, 2 developer replenisher, fixer replenisher, and finial rinse was $31. I thought that was reasonable for that much chemistry. Anyway Unique seems to be a good source for color chemistry.

Roger

 

[foc]

Has anyone ever tried these.

 

[cooltouch]

Dang! I shoulda got that stuff! 100 tabs and each tab makes 5 liters. I like that it's in tablet form -- should last longer. Oh well, next time.

 

[Kilgallb]

Photo Engineer had a sticky thread on this topic. It is well worth the read. It seems the stabilizer you use is dependent on the film. An old stabilizer may not be suitable for a new film or visa versa.

https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/the-definitive-word-i-hope-on-color-stabilzers.89149/