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Old Work-Horse for positive process

1°- Collodion solution (part A)

pour 220 ml plain collodion into a 500 ml beaker

slowly, add 140 ml ether (360 ml, 60% collodion, 40% ether)

cap and shake

2°-  Iodizing solution (part B)

pour 4 ml distilled water into a small beaker

add 3 grams of Cadmium Bromide until dissolved.

(After complete dissolution!) add 4 grams of Ammonium iodide, stir.

Add 140 ml alcohol in a 200 ml beaker to the #2 iodizing solution and stir

To make your working solution

mix part A and B in the ratio of 1:2,3/1:2,5, or follow this table for dummies: 

Part A, collodion solution (ml)

Part B, Iodizing solution (ml)

35

15

70

30

105

45

140

60

210

90

350

150

 

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Wet plate Collodion-Old Work-Horse process, wet plate colodion old work horse

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