Practice question · Put in order
Arrange the archival processing sequence for a fibre-base print in order.
- A short rinse
- Final wash
- Stop bath
- Develop for the full recommended time
- Hypo-clearing bath
- First fixing bath
- Second, fresher fixing bath
- Selenium toning and a further wash, if used
Hints
- Two-bath fixing means two consecutive baths, not a choice between them.
- The clearing agent comes after the fixer and before the long wash.
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- Develop for the full recommended time
- Stop bath
- First fixing bath
- Second, fresher fixing bath
- A short rinse
- Hypo-clearing bath
- Final wash
- Selenium toning and a further wash, if used
Why
The two fixing baths in sequence are the point of the method: the second is nearly fresh, so every print finishes in fixer that forms fully soluble complexes. When the first bath tires it is discarded, the second is promoted, and a new second bath is mixed.
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