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What is Silvergrain?Silvergrain is a brand for high-quality, low-toxicity photographic chemical products. High quality—Our products are at least as good as other comparable products in terms of image quality. Silvergrain products are tested not only in chemistry labs, but also in actual production darkrooms, in the hands of demanding fine art photographers. Low toxicity—Our products use fewer and less of the harmful chemicals, and use more harmless chemicals that work well. It is designed for demanding fine art photographers, pro labs, photo educators and students. |
Why Silvergrain?
(+)Enjoy the extra safety margin from Silvergrain products while using the same darkroom safety precaution. (*)We recommend you check proper disposal options, and we provide that information as well. |
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How "green" is Silvergrain?Silvergrain products are free of:
(See MSDS.) These compounds are very commonly used in darkroom chemicals from other companies, but not in ours. At Silvergrain we consider packaging materials and other factors to maximize product freshness, reduce waste, and encourage greenest darkroom life. |
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Tektol Standard is a liquid concentrate print developer designed to maximize the paper’s natural image property with rich blacks and clear whites. Tektol Standard is an ideal general purpose print developer suitable for use with warmtone, neutral and coldtone fiber- based and resin-coated papers, and is further optimized to produce the maximum effect when used in conjunction with print toners. With most papers, prints developed with Tektol Standard will offer the widest range of tone (hue) shift when toned with toners such as selenium, sepia and brown (polysulfide). This is an avid toner’s choice, producing creative effects while maintaining rich shadow density. Dilute 1+9 for most applications, or 1+14 when greater control or economy is important. Sizes: 32 oz, 1 gallon, 5 gallon
Tektol Black is a liquid concentrate print developer designed to
produce cold black to neutral tones with most papers, and can also
provide crisp highlight contrast. Some papers display slightly warm
blacks or olive blacks when processed in a standard print developer,
but this developer will minimize this bias while maintaining rich
blacks and bright whites. Tektol Black offers a modest range of toning
effect with most archival toners, and is the ideal choice for printers
who routinely use selenium or polysulfide (brown) toner to enhance the
permanence of the prints. Prints developed in Tektol Black can be
toned deeply enough for permanence, with a minimum of the warm hue
typically associated with these toners. Tektol Black may be mixed with
Tektol Standard as an additional control to obtain intermediate cold
tones.
Dilute 1+9 for most applications, or 1+14 when greater control or
economy is important.
Sizes: 32 oz, 1 gallon
Clearstop is an odorless stop bath based on citric acid. Clearstop is dye-free, perfume-free and does not contain acetic acid. This stop bath quickly halts development and is compatible with all b&w fixers and a wide range of materials and processing techniques. Clearstop can be used with a non-acid fixer such as Clearfix Neutral without any color change in the processing solution. Clearstop is supplied as a highly concentrated liquid stock which can be mixed on a one-shot basis, or made into working solution and reused until exhausted, with or without replenishment. Dilute 1+31 for film and paper. Sizes: 32 oz, 1 gallon
Clearfix Neutral is a virtually odorless, non-hardening rapid fixer ideal for use with b&w film and paper. This all-purpose fixer is designed to expedite fixing and washing speed, whilst maximizing image quality and permanence. Fiber based prints can be washed to the highest standard with less washing time than other fixers, significantly reducing water wastage. pH is buffered at about 7 when mixed fresh, and is designed to resist acid stop solution carryover. Suitable for use with all b&w materials, including pyro and staining- type developers. Dilute 1+4 for optimal fixing and washing time. For RC prints, 1+7 dilution may be used with extended fixing time. Sizes: 32 oz, 1 gallon, 5 gallon
Clearwash is a washing aid supplied in convenient, highly concentrated liquid stock. Clearwash works very similarly to Kodak Hypo Clearing Agent without the mess of powder chemicals. Unlike many other wash aid products being offered in liquid concentrate form, this product is designed to optimize the shelf life as well as the tray life of the solution. Select this dependable wash aid and don’t run a risk with inferior products whose effects are invisible to the eye without laborious testing! Dilute 1+19 for use. Sizes: 32 oz, 1 gallon
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