Checked on the concoction this morning, it’s a pinkish colour – but my darkroom seemed to be about 9 degrees, and a portion of the PaRodinal mixture was frozen. I’ve transferred it to my bedroom. Chemical reactions are, of course, slowed down in the cold. I’ll keep an eye on it, but it seems fine.
Monday [...]
Back in January I posted about this and entirely screwed it up, confusing sodium sulfite with washing soda…Well, I’m up at my dad’s for the weekend and figured I’d give it another go.
It has to stand for a few days, so I wont use it until next week. I’ve still got a bundle of [...]
Donald Qualls’ Parodinal Recipe.
Water – 250ml
Paracetamol – 30x 500mg tablets
Sodium Sulfite – 50g
Sodium Hydroxide – 20g
EDIT:
Yep, Sodium Sulfite isn’t Washing Soda…that would be Sodium Carbonate. That’s what I get for not taking highschool chemistry. So what I made up before was pretty much useless. I’ll get some Sodium Sulfite and try all this again.
Sodium Sulfite [...]
