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Originally Posted by Nicole Boenig-McGrade Hi Frank thanks for the input.
This is a very basic question but you have got to start somewhere, right?
So if a neg is not washed and fixed correctly does that mean chemical reactions continue and it damages the neg? If so, what damage occurs and how does that affect the prints?
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If a neg is not fixed to completion, it could degrade down the line several years because of the undissolved silver. You can't hurt it yourself by re-fixing and washing in a an alkaline washing aid like Perma-wash, (although plain sodium sulfite is good too.) I'd start by giving them a minute or two in fresh rapid fix, then another two minutes in a wash-aid, and finally a normal water wash.
I don't see that anyone asked whether the density of the purple negs were what you expected them to be. Is it just the purple color that you're concerned about, or did the lab underdevelop your Tri-X negs, compounding the problem of the purple dye with thin density?
Larry