removing water marks from dried film?

[smile]

I only dried mine for like two hours. They appeared dry, but then I got a lot of curling. Next time I will wait longer, maybe over night.

ok. thanks, i'll wait till tomorrow

 

[Pirate]

If you touch the end of the film, not on a frame, you will feel it sticky when it's still too wet to handle. You want it to feel smooth and slick, that means dry. Some films take 3-4 hours, some take more. A lot will depend on the environment you are drying it in and the temperature. My bathroom/darkroom stays about 23-24 degrees C and I have a home-made drying box to keep down any dust that may stick to the film.

 

[bigeye]

The emulsion is really soft, until 'hard dry' (>4hrs-ish), too. I've added a lot of work spotting because I was impatient.

Rolling backwards will take out the curl, but then the pressure side of the roll is the emulsion side and I've had some small scratches result. With Tri-x, just drying well and putting them into sleeves works for me.