Ilford MG4 - is it lithable

[Bob Carnie]

Quick question

I have tried most papers but not Ilfords MG4 multigrade FB as a lith paper.
has anyone had any luck with this paper making lith prints??

 

[Fintan]

Do you mean the standard paper or the warmtone paper Bob?

 

[Mike Crawford]

My impression is that it does nothing in lith whatsoever though it has been many years since trying. However, it can be gently bleached and re-developed in lith developer. This can give quite a lithy effect though I think I preferred the matt to gloss. Again, the tests were some time ago.

 

[ic-racer]

I agree with Mike. I tried some Ilford recently and it did not have Lith appeal for me.
This is the one:http://www.ilfordphoto.com/products/product.asp?n=26&t=Photographic+Papers
And this one:http://www.ilfordphoto.com/products/product.asp?n=21&t=Photographic+Papers

 

[Paul Cocklin]

I've done a few lith prints on MGIV (not MGWT) and I've found that it will lith, but using hot developer really improves the look. The few prints that turned out well for me were done in LD20 at a dilution of 40A, 40B and 1 liter of water, with 75ml of Old Brown, at a temperature of around 95 degrees. It has a fairly green cast that goes to aubergine when selenium toned 1:9 for 5 minutes.

MGIV is certainly not my preferred paper for lith, but it does so, albeit grudgingly.