Description:

PERMANENCE

ARCHIVE Fixer Remover alone cannot guarantee permanence. The stability of photographic
images depends on many factors throughout processing, storage and handling.

The extremely brief time required in each SPRINT processing procedure helps to reduce
stains caused by extended immersion. BLOCK Stop Bath is buffered to protect print fiber
sizing against damage by acids and saturation with water and thiosulfates. RECORD Speed
Fixer works quickly before excess thiosulfate absorption can begin. RECORD Alum
Hardening Converter protects against abrasion.

HOW TO MIX

Dilute ARCHIVE Fixer Remover concentrate 1:9 with water to make the desired volume of
working solution.

FOR EXAMPLE:

100ml ARCHIVE Fixer Remover Concentrate + 900ml Water

= 1000ml ARCHIVE Fixer Remover Working Solution

HOW TO USE

The life expectancy of films and prints increases with the removal of thiosulfate and other
contaminants through washing. The quick BASIC PROCEDURE meets commercial
requirements.

BASIC PROCEDURES

After fixing as directed in the instructions for RECORD Speed Fixer, follow this BASIC
PROCEDURE to meet commercial standards of permanence. (Less than 2 mcg/cm2
thiosulfate.)

FOR B&W NEGATIVE FILMS AND RESIN COATED PRINTS:

STEP PROCEDURE TIMING

Step 1: Water Prewash 1 Minute(s)
Step 2: ARCHIVE Fixer Remover 2-3 Minute(s)
Step 3: Final Water Wash 1-3 Minute(s)


FOR FIBER PRINTS:

STEP PROCEDURE TIMING
Step 1: Water Prewash 1 Minute(s)
Step 2: ARCHIVE Fixer Remover 3 Minute(s)
Step 3: Final Water Wash 10 Minute(s)

Agitate continuously for the first minute, and for 10-15 seconds of each minute thereafter. Use
at any temperature 18-25°C / 64.5-77°F. For films, working solution should be at the same
temperture as other solutions in the process.

WATER WASHES

The following empty & refill method is imperative for thorough washing. Most automatic
washers exchange water too slowly, only once every 6-60 minutes.

FOR FILMS:

Exchange water completely (empty & refill) three times in a row, then once every 20 seconds
thereafter.

FOR PRINTS:

Exchange water completely (empty & refill) once every 20 seconds in the first minute, and
then at least once every three minutes thereafter, for a total of a least 6 complete changes of
water in a 10 minute Final Wash.

ARCHIVAL PROCEDURES

The BASIC PROCEDURE listed above may be changed to meet higher archival standards of
permanence. (Undetectable levels of thiosulfate.)

FOR FILMS:

Fix in RECORD Film Fixer working solution and follow the BASIC PROCEDURE with a full
3 minutes in Step 3: Final Water Wash.

FOR PRINTS:

Any one of the following variations on the BASIC PROCEDURE will reduce thiosulfate
concentrations to less than 1 mcg/cm2. Any five of the following variations will reduce
thiosulfate to undetectable levels.

Use RECORD Fast Print Fixer (2:8) and limit fixing time to 30 seconds.
Limit Fixer Capacity to twelve 8x10 prints per liter or use a second
fresh fixer bath (20-60seconds) before Prewash.
Extend Prewash (Step 1) to 5-10 minutes.
Extend Final Water Wash (Step 3) to 20 minutes.
Repeat Steps 2 and 3, with or without selenium toner.
Omit Alum Hardening Converter


HOLDING BATH

For convenience, prints may be held in a tray of plain water between Steps 1 & 2 of the
BASIC PROCEDURE for up to 30 minutes. To hold prints for more than 30 minutes, empty
& refill holding tray every 30 minutes, or add 1ml (20 drops) of BLOCK Stop Bath
concentrate per liter of water in the holding tray to retard microbe growth in still water.

SELENIUM TONING

ARCHIVE Fixer Remover is an excellent vehicle for selenium toner. To make a working
solution for selenium toning, dilute ARCHIVE Fixer Remover concentrate 1:9 with water. To
each liter of working solution add 15-60ml of selenium toner concentrate.

FOR EXAMPLE:

100ml ARCHIVE Fixer Remover Concentrate

900ml Water

+ 50ml Selenium Toner Concentrate


= 1050ml ARCHIVE Selenium Toner Working Solution

After completing the BASIC PROCEDURE, immerse prints into the ARCHIVE selenium
toner working solution for 1-3 minutes and then repeat the Final Water Wash (Step 3)
Selenium toning may be done without completing the BASIC PROCEDURE first, but the life
of the toner solution will be reduced from 3 months to 12 hours.

CAPACITY & INDICATOR

ARCHIVE Fixer Remover working solution has an indicator color which is blue when fresh
and changes through green to yellow as it is exhausted. ARCHIVE Fixer Remover working
solution should be replaced when yellow.

One liter of ARCHIVE Fixer Remover working solution will process the equivalent of at least
(60) sixty rolls of 35 mm, 36 exposure film or (60) sixty 8x10 fiber prints or (90) ninety 8x10
resin-coated prints. Capacity and indicator will vary with the effectiveness of the Water
Prewash step. The capacity of used working solution diminishes with storage time.

SHELF LIFE

Stored at 25°C / 77°F or lower, away from all unnecessary light, ARCHIVE has the following
shelf life:


SHELF LIFE OF CONCENTRATES AND WORKING SOLUTIONS:

CONCENTRATE: MINIMUM SHELF LIFE:

• Unopened Container - 12 Months
• Opened Container (air free) - 6 Months
• Opened Container (25% air)- 3 Months

WORKING SOLUTION: MINIMUM SHELF LIFE:

• Unused, Full Container 3 Months
• Used, 25% air 1 Month
• Uncovered Tray 1 Week