This stop bath can be used after using standard developers either for prints or films
| STOP BATH | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chemicals | Quantity | Unit |
| Acetic Acid 28 % | 50 | ml |
| Water | 1 | l (to make 1 l) |
With line films or papers as they use very alkaline developpers :
| STOP BATH 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chemicals | Quantity | Unit |
| Acetic Acid 28 % | 120 | ml |
| Water | 1 | l (to make 1 l) |
28 % acetic acid can be done by diluting 3 parts of glacial acetic acid with 8 parts of water :
| 28 % ACETIC ACID | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chemicals | Quantity | Unit |
| Acetic Acid glacial | 270 | ml |
| Water | 730 | ml |
| Rapid fixing / hardening bath | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chemicals | Quantity | Unit |
| Water 50 °C (125 F) | 600 | ml |
| Sodium Thiosulfate Pentahydrated | 360 | g |
| Ammonium Chloride | 50 | g |
| Sodium sulfite Anhydrous | 15 | g |
| 28 % acetic acid | 48 | ml |
| Boric acid crystals | 7.5 | g |
| Potassium alum (Dodecahydrated) | 15 | g |
| Cold water to make | 1 | l |
Potassium alum as an hardening effect
Ammonium chloride gives the speed effect, don't forget your films in that kind of fixing bath, it could bleach them;
| Fixing (non hardening) bath | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chemicals | Quantity | Unit |
| Water 50 °C (125 F) | 500 | ml |
| Sodium Thiosulfate Pentahydrated | 240 | g |
| Sodium sulfite (Anhydrous) | 10 | g |
| Sodium bisulfite (Anhydrous) | 25 | g |
| Cold water to make | 1 | l |