Bad VanDyke solution?

From: Weber, Scott ^lt;sweber@mail.barry.edu>
Date: 10/11/05-03:30:29 PM Z
Message-id: <5710279BA1323A49888AE21F8E68DC69070AB4@exchsrv01.barrynet.barry.edu>

I have 16oz of Van Dyke sensitizer stored in a brown glass container since
January. When I coated paper yesterday and made some exposures they look
very dark and "muddy" (unsharp, unclear). Has this solution gone bad? I
read an article by Wynn White where says he uses solutions that are a year
old. Any experience with solutions stored for a length of time?
Same paper, light source etc. Maybe I should start with fresh sensitizer.

Scott B. Weber
Associate Professor of Photography
Department of Fine Arts
Barry University
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