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From: wunder@wdl1.UUCP
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Subject: Re: darkroom paper
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Date: Wed, 15-May-85 13:23:05 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 15 13:23:05 1985
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Nf-From: wdl1!wunder    May 15 08:53:00 1985

Here is how I dry fiber paper.  You need a good squeegee and a good
surface to squeegee against.  At home I use an old ferrotype plate,
but the best surface is a slanted chunk of stainless that drains into
your washing sink.

Basically, always use double wieght paper, and squeegee like a madman,
then air dry on screens.  There will be some curl, but you can press
that out.  If you can get to a dry mount press, those are great for
flattening prints, otherwise you get to leave your prints under a book
for a while.

When squeegeeing, make sure that you sqeegee the water off of your surface
before putting down a print, and that you gt the extra water off of the
squeegee blade before each pass.  I squeegee a print three times, face
down, face up, and face down.

I've used this at a real darkroom (art dept. at Rice U.) and at home.
Seems to work both places.

wunder