ILFORD Rapid Fixer

[DanielOB]

Is ILFORD Rapid Fixer (film and paper) hardening fixer?
If Yes, is there ILFORD non-hardening film fixer?

Thanks
Daniel OB
www.Leica-R.com

 

[canuhead]

Non hardener according to Ilfordphoto.com. I use Hypam which is also non hardening.

 

[Martin Aislabie]

No

Both Rapid & Hypam are non-hardening fixers

With Hypam can you add hardener, Ilford don't recommend adding hardener to Rapid

Martin

 

[wogster]

Is ILFORD Rapid Fixer (film and paper) hardening fixer?
If Yes, is there ILFORD non-hardening film fixer?

Thanks
Daniel OB
www.Leica-R.com

Ilford Rapid Fixer is Ammonium Thiosulfate based and is incompatible with hardener. If you want hardening, then you want Hypam, which as mixed is non-hardening, although it is hardener compatible, I haven't seen a jug of the hardener in years. Ilford says their films do not need hardening unless machine processed in a machine that requires it, and doesn't recommend it for their papers either.....