Fixing film, with shampoo?

nmp · Jul 21, 2019

Conversely, can I use my fixer as a shampoo?

scheimfluger_77 · Jul 21, 2019

MattKing said:
...I wonder if anti-dandruff shampoo would cot down on white dust "flakes" in my scans?

Don’t bank on it, I’m lucky to get 2 days with my Selsun Blue.

scheimfluger_77 · Jul 21, 2019

Photo Engineer said:
Hmmm, maybe a hardening fixer would keep my hair stuck to my scalp. At my age this does seem to be an ongoing and increasing problem you see.

PE

Why gosh, do you mean to say that nice looking young man in your avatar is... inaccurate?

Photo Engineer · Jul 22, 2019

It was accurate as of the date it was taken!

thuggins · Jul 22, 2019

AgX said:
In the USA Sodium Thiosulfate is used to stabilize the Iodides in Table Salt, thus you may consider Table Salt. But likely you will not succeed to dissolve enough of it.

That is an interesting point. There was some guy here (and elsewhere) talking about using table salt as a fix. Perhaps it wasn't the salt at all, but the Sodium Thiosulphate.

BAC1967 · Jul 22, 2019

thuggins said:
That is an interesting point. There was some guy here (and elsewhere) talking about using table salt as a fix. Perhaps it wasn't the salt at all, but the Sodium Thiosulphate.

When I did it I used Iodized Salt and it worked, that could be why.

darkroommike · Jul 22, 2019

You can also use the stuff pet stores sell to dechlorinate water for fish tanks, but it's really expensive in that application.

Fixing film, with shampoo?

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