Mis-loaded reel: should I re-fix the film?

[Truzi]

You know when you mis-load a reel and the film sticks to itself during development? Well, what do you do after? I recently did this, and it appears that a few spots did not get any chemistry, as the spots are brown and matte.

I know what it looks like, and know why it happened (and how to not do it again). The question is what do I do with it now - though I think I know that too, I just want confirmation.

Should I re-fix and rewash them? If this is in fact untouched emulsion, I assume it would not be good for the film's longevity.

Speaking of fixer, this is the first time I tried a rapid fixer (Ilford). Wow! It was great! I'm still keeping traditional powdered fixer for backup (and will rotate), but I think I'm sold on the rapid fixer.


Sidebar:
When I was a child, we were assisted in a dark-room course, so mis-loading didn't happen. During my undergrad I did this once (before I knew how to load a stainless reel).

This is only the second time, and it's because I wasn't paying attention. I received a couple film extractors for Christmas, so decided to try to load the reel directly from the 35mm cartridge, without altering my technique... lesson learned.

(Interestingly, this is the first time I have ever touched wet emulsion. I usually only handle the sides of wet film as I hang it to dry, but I touched the messed-up areas as I compared with the leader. Very slimy, lol.)

 

[Jim Jones]

Fixing would only remove the brown and perhaps a trace of residual chemistry. I've never bothered to do this, and have never seen any adverse effect.

 

[ParkerSmithPhoto]

Yes, put back on the reel, refix and wash again. What you have are spots that are raw emulsion, haven't been developed or fixed. Not a good idea.

On the rare occasions I develop 35mm (almost never) I use a plastic reel and tank. Back when I used to shoot a bit of 35mm, it was always a bitch to get it on the stainless reels, so I keep a Paterson handy just in case. I never have a problem with 120 film.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Having a short section of 35mm extend beyond the end of the reel is almost never a problem. I have done it several times. The problem disappeared when I switched to Hewes reels.

Reloading the roll is a solution.