I'm assuming it's an optical print. If it's an ink jet print it's probably toast.
Paul via phone > On Jul 24, 2017, at 8:27 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can definitely give it a few hours. I've washed prints that long. I would > agitate gently every 30 minutes or so. > > Paul via phone > >> On Jul 24, 2017, at 8:22 PM, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> The print in question is an 11x14 color commercially printed favorite of >> mine - taken with P645 one early foggy morning in 1999… >> >> So we had a flood. The garage had water up to 26.5 inches. It would have >> taken 27.5 inches for the water from the river to begin flowing on into the >> house, so that was the good news. >> But among other items not removed from the garage before the water rose was >> a trunk containing many posters, photo prints, commercial prints (e.g. my >> collection of Byte Magazine cover artwork). >> Now that I have cleaned, repaired, or discarded everything else from the >> garage, it is time to start salvaging the artwork. >> >> Some of the prints have been easy. Soak, wash gently, rinse, squeegee, and >> place in a blotter book. Seems to be working. But THE print in question is >> about 80% stuck to the glass from the frame. Yes it was matted, but either >> the mat was too flimsy or it softened too much due to the soaking it >> received in the flood. So the print is stuck to the glass. >> >> I have the glass + print soaking in a large trey. I think/hope eventually >> the print will float off. >> >> So here (at last) is the question: how long can I leave a photographic print >> to soak? Is there some point at which the emulsion will begin to decompose? >> I would rather let it be for a few hours rather than trying to peel it off >> the glass, but I don’t know how long I can wait before I cause more damage. >> >> I may or may not be able to find the negative from which I printed, and I >> would kinda like to salvage and retain the original print… >> >> Thanks for any suggestions! >> >> stan >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
