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IT-3
Ilford Selenium-sulphide Toner
For Purple to red/brown tones.
| Stock A - Bleach | ||
| Potassium ferricyanide | 100 g | |
| Potassium bromide | 100 g | |
| Water to make | 1 litre | |
| Stock B - Selenium-Sulphide Toner | Best carried out in a fume cupboard. Selenium powder should not be inhaled or ingested. | |
| Sodium sulphide | 104 g | Dissolve the sulphide then warm the solution and the Selelenium powder |
| Selenium (powder) | 6.8g | Continue heating until the Selenium is dissolved. |
| Water to | 1 litre | |
| NOTE: The Sulphide smell is quite obnoxious, and potentially hazardous. | ||
| For use: Dilute the Bleach1 part with 9 parts water, bleach until complete, wash well. | Use in a well ventilated environment, and away from unexposed/undeveloped films & papers. | |
| Toner: Dilute 1+10 with water and tone for approx 2
- 3 minutes, wash well afterwards. |
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| Prints on Warm toned papers - can be toned directly with the Toner, ithout the Bleach step | ||
Print - Forte Polywarmtone developed in ID78, toned in IT-3 directly with dilute Toner (Stock B).
