Looking for replacement dev/stop/fixer's in the food & drink world

[nick mulder]

Hi,

I mixed up some reversal bleach the other day and it it looked exactly like flat lucozade so it me thinking about household products and foodstuffs as potentially useful chems in B+W processing - there must be plenty of drink and liquids that have active ingredients in them that could be utilised if you were so inclined

An easy example if if I remember correctly is that stop bath is acetic acid so vinegar would do the job nicely as a replacement ...

My question is are there any other foodstuffs, liquids or household items that could be used for other parts of the development process ?

For example mix two parts pineapple juice, teaspoon of shoe polish, white pepper and 'orange zest' bodyshop soap shavings for a film developer ...
...channel no.5 mixed with dandruff makes a great fixer - etc...

you get the picture -

I have a lot of time on my hands at the moment and am keen to experiment and learn more about the chemistry of processing - the quality does not need to be perfect, and I am all for overnight developing times if they are required...

any info appreciated,
thanks,
nick

 

[ann]

there was a similar thread a few weeks ago, yu might check the archives.

as i remember the deal buster was fixer.

 

[Konical]

Good Afternoon, Nick,

I can't recall the thread Ann referenced, but I think she's right. Lots of things will develop film; permanence in the problem.

Konical

 

[nick mulder]

I'll have a search - if anyone has it linked or subscribes to the thread please post it here -

thanks!

fixer is the problem huh ? hmmm - well, I've got another thread going where I have come to the conclusion that with reversal processing fixer is not required...

(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

if we could come up with organic food-stuff versions of the reversal bleach and clearing bath then there is a possibility of a totally organic film process with everything available from the local store..

well, thats the goal (;

 

[jstraw]

(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

 

[gainer]

Have you considered the possibility of a solution of fart gas as a source of sulfur dioxide from which to make sodium or potassium sulfite?

"Beans, beans, the musical fruit.
The more you eat, the more you toot.
The more you toot, the better you feel,
So let's have beans for every meal."

I mean, as long as we're beimg fanciful,,,,,