Kodak Photo Flo

[MattKing]

Beads mean too little Photo-flo.
Bubbles mean too much.

 

[koraks]

Also, if the film isn't dry in half an hour, wait another half hour. Still not dry? Give it another half hour. It'll get there eventually.

 

[Bill Burk]

i know but... when the film strip has been in place hanging from the shower rod for half an hour.. and their still be bubbles of water stuck to it. How does one get rid of them...

Haaa, that’s where gently rocking the tray comes in, to avoid bubbles. Also I remove from reel, then run through. The filmstrip coming up from the tray should sheet off water without leaving droplets. Maybe the concentration matters here too. The other thing is to trust the process to be fine, just leave it alone until it dries. Probably hard to do with film hanging in the shower because you probably want to use it.

 

[mshchem]

I love these riveting threads. I'm wanting "PhotoFlo, The Motion Picture!"

 

[cowanw]

Perhaps it should be noted that Photoflo does not make the film dry faster; in fact it holds water and the film dries more slowly, albeit more evenly.

 

[redbandit]

Perhaps it should be noted that Photoflo does not make the film dry faster; in fact it holds water and the film dries more slowly, albeit more evenly.

or in theory would it hold the glycol instead of the water, and glycol being used as a humectant, thus dry more slowly? I did state that this is the first time i have had an ilford film dry so well and nicely straight.

sure , a 16 exp roll DOES dry differently then a commercial 36 exp, but this only curled on the solid black portions when hung up.

 

[Sirius Glass]

You have to use it with an open and generous heart.
What the heck, I may as well link to my Resource which sets out how I use Photo-flo (spoiler alert: it involves alcohol!):
https://www.photrio.com/forum/resources/making-and-using-a-kodak-photo-flo-stock-solution.396/

Additionally a shot or two imbibing ethanol alcohol can also help.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Beads mean too little Photo-flo.
Bubbles mean too much.

Thank you. I just learned something.

 

[Huss]

I’ve given up with any of the Flos - Aunt Flo, Flo Henderson, Flo Nightingale. Flo and the Machine.

I just use regular water and kimwipes. 4 kimwipes per roll.