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Varigam toner 6T-2:
Water, 750.0 ml
Thiourea (thiocarbamide), 3.0 g
Sodium carbonate, 45.0 g
Water to make 1.0 liter
Varigam toner 6T-3:
Water, 750.0 ml
Thiourea (thiocarbamide), 3.0 g
Potassium carbonate, 48.0 g
Water to make 1.0 liter
Various combinations of bleach and toner will give different tones as shown by the following
table:
Bleach in Tone in Type of Tone Resulting
6B-3 6T-1 Deep brown, slight purplish tint.
6B-1 6T-1 Deep brown tint.
6B-2 6T-3 Increasing warmth with a golden tinge until a bright sunlit
6B-1 6T-3 sepia is produced with these three combinations.
6B-3 6T-3
6T-2 can be used instead of 6T-3 for a cooler color.
Gold tone modifi er:
Gold chloride, 1.0 g
Potassium thiocyanate, 6.0 g
Water to make 1.0 liter
This bath can be used directly on a print to produce a blue-black tone. It may also be used
on prints that have been toned in any of the preceding methods. The toned print is fi rst
immersed in a 3% sodium chloride solution.
Sodium chloride solution:
Water, 750.0 ml
Sodium chloride, 30.0 g
Water to make 1.0 liter