Kodachrome as B&W: Hardening fixer?

[Autonerd]

Hi all --

I dug a camera out of storage and found it had a rewound roll of Kodachrome 64! I probably shot it 20 years ago, and it's been subject to heat since (just developed a roll of Tri-X from the same storage unit and it's a bit of a mess).

Anyway, I want to try developing it as B&W using D-76. Read plenty on the Interwebs, but one unanswered question: Do I need a hardening fixer? I use Ilford Rapid Fixer for my usual stuff. Will that do with Kodachrome?

Thanks in advance --
Aaron

 

[Donald Qualls]

Hardening fixer won't do any harm, and is probably a good idea.

Be sure you look up YouTube videos that show removing remjet (on Visions3 films, there are several). Might be harder to get a good clean removable on film that old, but you still want to do it before developing, else floating remjet bits will result in underdeveloped spots after they settle on the emulsion.

 

[Wallendo]

I have developed Kodachrome as B&W and Ilford rapid fixer works well. I also had no real issues removing the remjet after development.

A brief word of advice. I would not reuse any of your chemistry after developing Kodachrome, or any remjet material.