Fluid scanning

[Rogier]

I have come across the website from http://www.scanscience.com/ and have become interested in "wet mounting" negatives in order to archive better results with my scanner.

Scanscience offers packages for various scanners but I have a hard time understanding what is actually supplied and how it is supposed to work.
I did receive answer on my email asking for more information but still don't understand what is involved and how it is applied.

What is the experience in this forum about Fluid mount scanning?
Is it worth the trouble and how is it best applied?

For example could I simply put some "special fluid" on the glass of my flatbed scanner and put a negative on top of it that is held flat with anti newton glass?

 

[RAZOR]

You do not need anti-newton glass with scanning fluid as it has anti-newton properties, only optical-grade mylar. It is helpful if you wish to achieve very sharp, virtually dust-free high res scans on your flatbed. A few drops of fluid on the glass, then the neg. emulsion side down, a few more drops of fluid then the mylar. I then use a pec-pad and my finger to "squeeze" out any excess fluid. It works well and is the poor mans drum scan!

Materials can be ordered from aztek.