My negatives fell when they were wet, they dried with dust on them, won`t come off

Hey guys. So my last roll of film, a roll of film that wasn`t meant to be for so many reasons, fell off the drying rack onto the floor. I rinsed it off and put it back on the rack, but the next day I found that there was a lot of dust all over them still. I tried everything but only a little bit of dust came off.

Does anybody have any suggestions of what i can do to get the rest off? I don`t want to be too abrasive, I`ve already scratched them slightly.

Try rewashing them again, and use a wetting agent like Photo Flow before you hang them to dry. If you have a realy good, and clean film squeegy (sp) you coul try that too. I'm not a huge fan of them, but if used very carefully, they can cut down on drying time. It's happened to us all.

I have a box of white, cotton film handling gloves. I take one of my extra ones, wash it out really well then dip it in Photo-Flo. Then I double it over the film and use it like a squeegee to wipe the film.

If you buy good, heavyweight gloves, not the thin, cheap disposable ones, you can wash and reuse them several times before they have to be thrown out.

Anyhow, like "photoncatcher" says, soak the film in clean water for a minute or two, dip it in PhotoFlo, carefully squeegee the film and hang it up to dry. Cross your fingers and hope for the best.

If it doesn't come perfectly clean, well, that's why God invented spotting dye. Isn't it?

re soak your negatives in a wetting agent such as foto flo wit a few drops of isopryl alchol in it,for arond ten minutes, shake and hang up securely, then wipe the base side only with a folded kitchen towel and leave to dry, you may not get perfectly clean negatives but I reckon if this happens to me, and it has, I get 90% clean negatives, and a bit of spotting deals with the rest,Richard

Get out the retouching dyes....

At least you are better off than if you dropped a piece of un-exposed sheet film on the floor.

21 Oct 2010

Treymac:

Might I suggest re-loading the film into a developing tank reel and washing the film (either by "soak and dump" or "running water) for your normal wash time. Then rinse with a wetting agent (Photo-Flo) and let the film dry. By all means have the spotting dyes ready at hand.

Regards,
Darwin

I think I would soak in Photo-Flo first, to loosen the particles that are stuck to your film. You may then want to discard that batch of Photo-Flo as being contaminated. Then I would rinse thoroughly in running water to remove those loosened particles. Finally, one more dunk in a fresh batch of Photo-Flo to aid in drying and prevent water spots.

Regards,

Dave