Weird "plastic" residue / C-41

[Dante_Stella]

I got back a roll of film (fortunately tests) that seem to have plastic "liquid" on the base side - it's dry, but in scans, it looks like water.

It is not soluble in water or Ethol.

Is there something in C-41 processing that could have caused this - or is this bad film?

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[Gaspar]

I use to have this sort of problem. Does it look like waves? Post a picture.
In my case it was the rubber rolers than marked the negative as it exited the machine. I would usually take them back, they would wash them with whatever and they would then be clean.
That was one of the reasons why I now process at home with Tetenal.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

This does indeed sound like bad processing to me. Dante, I'm surprised you're not already souping C41 at home! It's quite liberating...

 

[Dante_Stella]

Here you go.

 

[Dante_Stella]

Right. I need to keep as many brain cells going as possible, and this somehow doesn't seem to be in the program!

This does indeed sound like bad processing to me. Dante, I'm surprised you're not already souping C41 at home! It's quite liberating...