Russel writes: > Anybody have any good ideas for > how to clean plastic developing reels? > (Patterson) > I am sure that there is some product > on the market to do it. I was wondering > if anyone had any home brew method? If they have aquired a deposit of silver or dev stains they can be cleaned with either a 10% potassium bichromate solution acidified with 5% sulphuric acid or a 5% copper sulphate solution acidified with 10% hydrochloric acid (both are bleaches), after treatment they should be washed wish sodium sulphite 5% (silver solvent) then dropped into fix for a while then washed thoroughly in clean water. Gien the price of new ones though, unless they're specific to your tank or you're really really attached to them, replacement is often an easier option ;-) karl
