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Farmer's Reducer

For bleaching och full prints.

Increases contrast and clears highlights

Preparations

Prepare stock solutions as described below:

Part A

	x1	x2	x4
Potassium Ferricyanide	1.2 gr	2.5 gr	5 gr
Potassium Bromide	0.6 gr	1.25 gr	2.5 gr
Water, to make	5 ml	10 ml	20 ml

Part A

	x1	x2	x4
Sodium Thiosulphate (Hypo)	30 gr	60 gr	120 gr
Water, to make	120 ml	240 ml	480 ml

Finally, prepare working solution as specified below:

Working solution

Part A,	5 ml
Part B,	120 ml
Water,	to make 1000 ml

To get a weaker and more slowly acting solution, reduce the amount of Part A. The solution is active for approx 10 min.

Instructions for use

Immerse the wet print in a tray of working solution. Don't agitate, agitation tend to cause an uneven result with more bleach on print edges. Treat for approx 5-10 sec. Thereafter, rinse the print in running water and evaluate. Repeat if necessary. When satisfactory, fix and wash the print as normally.

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Farmer's Reducer

Preparations

Instructions for use

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