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How remove the mark of pen from negative?

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Hello!
I made mistake and accidentally made a little mark/line of pen (lead) on one negative. It is invisible when I looking a negative on light pad but when I looking a negative under angle of view it is visible. I tied to enlarged a negative in darkroom and print has a white line/mark. I tried with distillate water and cotton wool and I didn't remove it all. I just enlightened it. How I could remove it from negative?
Thanks, Bojan
 
You mean a pencil.
Repeat such mark on similar material and use those samples for removal attempts.

The first try I would give with a plain pvc eraser, without grinding mineral.
Then I would try a eraser with grinding material, or a flat knive (razor blade?) held vertically. The resulting abrasion marks then again should be covered provisionally by scratch removing fluid or by lacquering the film.
 
AgX's idea to make some samples is good - find what works so you don't do any. more damage. How about trying alcohol? It won't dissolve the film base and is pretty mild. I would try rubbing alcohol fist, then something like Vodka.
 
You mean a pencil.
Repeat such mark on similar material and use those samples for removal attempts.

The first try I would give with a plain pvc eraser, without grinding mineral.
Then I would try a eraser with grinding material, or a flat knive (razor blade?) held vertically. The resulting abrasion marks then again should be covered provisionally by scratch removing fluid or by lacquering the film.

Thanks for answer.
Yes, I made mistake about pen. I made a mark with pen.
I tried a pvc eraser on clear part of negative and it is visible (blurry) where I used eraser. I'm sure that will do effect on print.
 
Film typically has a top cover. Manipulation at this layer would not effect the silver image.
Scratches/Marks can be filled as described and thus would not show in printing.
 
If you used a condenser enlarger for the first print, try a diffusion enlarger. I find pencil marks disappear.

Also, it is far easier to retouch white on print.
 
Try wet mounting. I once had success sc*****ing (ha! I fooled the robot of the Analog Enforcement Police) a badly scratched negative, mounted between two glass pieces from a GEPE slide mount. Used medical grade 90% ethyl alcool. Should work just as well for "real" printing. If your enlarger has a double-glass carrier you do not need the GEPE slide mount.
 
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