My first polaroid transfer - total disaster

Hi,

I'm very interesting to try polaroid transfer. I have read almost everything on the web and read lots of very informative threads here.
I have ordered a 669 film, but before I have received it I just wanted to try some on my two last shots with my Fuji FP-100C film.
I loaded it in the Hassy and shot. (I have never had any problems with the film and it's not out of date).
I soaked a watercolor-paper (300 gram/m2) in a minute. I "dried" it a little with a towel (it wasn't totally wet and not totally dry) and put it on a table.
After that I started to develop the polaroid and after 10 seconds I pulled the positive and negative apart and put the negative on the paper.
I used a hairspray-can as a roller and I might have pressed a bit harder that one should do (and longer too). I think that I pressed it for 20-30 seconds.
After that I let the print rest in another 20 seconds and then I removed it very gently.
You can see the result below and I just wonder what I did wrong.
I can hardly see the square where the Hassy made the image.

Did I press to hard? too long? Can't I use that film?
Any suggestion before I get my 669 would appreciate (don't want to ruin that one).

/ Marcus

Not all films transfer well. It might just be that you need to try it with 669.

FP100C doesn't work for transfers because it needs to be done in 100% darkness unlike the polaroid 669 film... at least that's what I've read. I'm not going to be jumping to play with caustic developer sheets in pure darkness though.

I tried Fuji as well and had the same result. It doesn't do a transfer, by what I read after I tried it. You can soak the emulsion layer off later and put it on something, but it won't stick by itself well. I used decoupage glue and put it on watercolor paper - it looks fine that way.

I haven't gotten any good transfer result from fp100c. But try a lift, those are glorious and easy with fp100c.

ok, thanks for your input. I'm glad that it was "just" the film then because I really like the looks of the polaroid transfer.

/ Marcus

Incidentally I like the "look" of expired polaroid tungsten for transfers. I think I put one of those transfers in my little gallery here. The thing is, the colours that you get in transfers are already a little unusual, because different colours transfer in different amounts. So old film might actually be better for what you want, who knows.