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Why Will I Use A Squeegee In My Darkroom?
Home » Photography » Darkroom Supplies » Why Will I Use A Squeegee In My Darkroom?Posted by Your Guide on October 3, 2006 9:13 PM
Water spots can damage or ruin prints and negatives. A squeegee is a neat, quick and clean way to rid negatives and prints from excess water. They come in two styles: a traditional rubber or hard plastic design that resembles what you wash windows with or pincer design where a negative is placed inside and the pincer dragged over the length of the film. Flat squeegees are good for prints; pincers are better for negatives. After a print comes out of the holding tray, a good squeegee action will allow you to see the image more clearly, help with dry down, and afford you a better evaluation of the image. In conjunction with a good squeegee, a darkroom area should have a smooth, bubble-free, acrylic plastic or metal sheet on which to do the actual squeegee activity.
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