My first polaroid transfer - total disaster

[brummelisa]

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 (I have never had any problems with the film and it's not out of date).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

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

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

 

[Akki14]

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.

 

[winger]

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.

 

[keithwms]

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

 

[brummelisa]

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

 

[keithwms]

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.