From: Richard Knoppow (dickburk@ix.netcom.com)
Date: 06/27/01-11:22:35 PM Z
At 03:59 PM 06/27/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>I did this torture test to a color print from the Epson 2000p..... I put a
>skillet on the stove with an inch of water in it...brought it to a
>boil....tore a rejected color print in half and dropped it in the boiling
>water.... to my surprise, the print did run a bit when I rubbed it with my
>finger (after removing it from the boiling water ..of course). However, a
>lest drastic test of placing the other half of the print under a faucet with
>the hot water running for a minute and at the same time rubbinig the surface
>with my finger showed no deterioration....after removing the print from the
>water I dried it with a kitchen towel, laid it on the counter and in a
minute
>or so it looked perfectly dry and undamaged.
>
>So I have concluded that I will from now on cook my prints in a skillet and
>try to get them qualified as Alt-Photo. I just have to come up with a
>catchy title for the "process."
>
>Mark Nelson
>
>
>In a message dated 6/27/01 1:32:43 PM, photo@wir.net writes:
>
><< FWIW, I plan to do a 'torture test' on an Epson 2000P print - hang it in
>the
>
>greenhouse above the cactus, exposed to full sun. We'll see how good it
>
>really is! :-) >>
>
Try putting a sample in a sealed container with a small dish of household
Hydrogen peroxide in it and keep the whole thing warm for a few days.
That's a crude test but should show up rapid faders.
---- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles,Ca. dickburk@ix.netcom.com
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