5x4 Polaroid back problems.

[BrianShaw]

Only 4 sheet to get it right... that's not bad. I remember "wasting" more than that! It's all a learning experience. It's just too bad that it is now more expensive than ever before!

The goop should have come off with the separator paper. If not, wipe it off... it's a nasty, caustic stuff that probably doesn't get any friendlier with age. It should wipe off with the coater. If you don't coat the print it will start degrading rather quickly.

[BrianShaw]

Oh... and a hearty congratualtions to you on your success.

[bdial]

Don't use the coater on the negative, it needs to go into a sodium sulfite solution. The print may not look like much if the neg is properly exposed, so coating it probably won't matter.

[Fourtoes]

The -ve I just soaked in salt water, just to see what happened as I have no Sodium Sulfite.
The water turned a purple colour and the neg looks pretty good.

Thanks again for the help.

[Anscojohn]

Hi Rick,

Both sides did come out, so thats ok. But couldnt get it all the way back in.
After switching to P and pulling out the envelope comes out closesly followed by the negative seperately.

All replies greatly appreciated.

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Take it from a user of the old MP-4 copy camera. When putting the film in, use both hands, one on the top and one on the bottom of the sheets. Kind of "walk" the sheets in, using small increments, to obviate crinkling the paper. Do the same after the film has been exposed and you are putting the cover sheets back in.