[Jewelry making - Article 00122] - Re: [Orchid] Cleaning jury slides

[Eric V. Schmidt]

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Hello all;

    I have a question about this thread.  Earlier I had made a
    suggestion about using water and photoflow if nothing else was
    available. 

    Two responses came back saying, in very strong words, never to use
    water. There was no explanation about why or what it will do.  If I
    was wrong in my thinking I'd like to know what was wrong with my
    suggestion. 

    I figure that water acting with photoflow - which is a surfactant or
    wetting agent much like a mild soap and soap being a grease dissolver
    would clean fingerprints off of the slide. 

    I realize that water will swell the emulsion, open it up, and make
    it soft and easily scratchable and prone to damage.  That's why I
    stated that care must be taken with the application to make sure it
    is soft and will not abrade the emulsion.  The base side is much more
    resistant. 

    The water would eventually evaporate out of the film leaving it good
    as new. 

    If I am wrong on this I would like to know. 

Suggestions/ comments anyone.
Sincerely
Eric Schmidt



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