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HCA - stupid question #32

Doc W

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I just finished washing a pile of FB prints and realized that I forgot the HCA step beforehand. Some were selenium-toned. I washed them in a vertical print washer for half an hour. Do I need to go back and do the HCA step?
 

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Doc W said:
I just finished washing a pile of FB prints and realized that I forgot the HCA step beforehand. Some were selenium-toned. I washed them in a vertical print washer for half an hour. Do I need to go back and do the HCA step?
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Do not need to do the HCA but you may want to wash longer than 1/2 hour so I would put them back in the washer for piece of mind.
 

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The Selenium toning complicates the question a bit. But generally, I agree with Bob about this.
 

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Bob Carnie said:
Do not need to do the HCA but you may want to wash longer than 1/2 hour so I would put them back in the washer for piece of mind.
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+1 I wash for a min of 1 hr even after using HCA. I'd go ahead and wash them for another hour. L
 
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