How To Make Kodak Remjet Remover

Remjet remover that actually works??? In this episode we'll learn how to make Kodak's D.I.Y. recipe!
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[@alanmok8783]

I'm so interested in the ECN-2 process but so afraid of the RemJet. Thanks for making this video!!

[@1331photo]

You’re welcome Alan! Glad it helped you out!
After a few rolls you’ll find that remjet is quite easy to remove!
Just a rinse in prebath before developing and then a wipe down before your final rinse and you’ll be remjet free! Easy peasy!
Thanks for checking out the video! 😎👍🏻

[@alanmok8783]

​@@1331photo
> Just a rinse in prebath before developing and then a wipe down before your final rinse and you’ll be remjet free! Easy peasy!
Does that mean I don't have to wipe it before developing, or I still rinse and remove the remjet before developing like shown in the video?

[@1331photo]

@@alanmok8783Your workflow will look like this:
Load your film onto a reel and place inside the dev tank inside a dark bag.
Prebath: Pour into tank for 30 seconds > Rinse until water runs clear (fill tank with water, shake 30 seconds, dump water, repeat until rinse water is clear)
Developer > Stop Bath > Rinse> Bleach > Rinse > Fix > Rinse > Wipe Film > Respool > Stabilizer
After the fixer rinse, you can pull the film off the reel and wipe the film. I recommend wetting the wipe first, this’ll keep the film wet and keep the wipe from sticking to the film.
I wipe the film gently until no more remjet residue appears on the wipe. I do two additional wipes just to make sure I got it all.
At this point you can carefully respool the film and dip in the stabilizer bath. (I choose not to do this {I’m not sure how this’ll affect long term negative storage, so if you choose not to use stabilizer, do so at your own risk!})
Hopefully this helps! If you have any other questions let me know! 😎👍🏻

[@1331photo]

@@alanmok8783 Also: if you check out the end of my “How to Develop C41” video, you can see how I wipe the film. I use the same process for wiping off residual remjet. 😎👍🏻

[@alanmok8783]

​@@1331photo Thanks for your detailed explanation!!
I have never done either ECN development or C41 development yet but I intend to get into them.
Thanks for the useful information and videos! 😊👍

[@truthsayers8725]

so this is a pre-bath? i.e. spool up the film and put in the tank. pour in the required amount, let sit for X time, then pour out. is it reusable or is it one and done?
ECN-2 is for Kodak movie film stock i take it. not the same as E-6 process correct?
ive only ever machine processed C-41 or E-6. hand developed 100s of rolls of black and white but no the others (by hand). thanks

[@1331photo]

You’re right on the money! 😎👍🏻
This is the prebath ECN2 film is rinsed in to remove the carbon backing before developing. And yes, ECN2 is movie film, and a different process than E-6 😎👍🏻
I pour it into the tank first before any water, gently agitate for 30 seconds, pour back into the container and rinse the film until the water comes out clear.
I kept this prebath in a container that wasn’t air tight, and it lasted all of 2023. I used on about 25ish rolls. I mixed up a fresh batch in January for 2024.
I envy your machine processing - developing by hand is doable, but very time consuming! (If you let too many rolls get backed up! 😂)
Thanks for watching the video and for leaving a comment! 😎👍🏻

[@campyonlyguy]

@@1331photo Is the action of agitating the tank enough to remove the remjet? Your video and others I have seen show someone using their fingers to rub off the loosened remjet, and I'm not sure how that would happen with undeveloped film unless I had an entire darkroom to work in.

[@1331photo]

@campyonlyguy Hi! Thanks for asking your question!
Yes, you’re correct. Agitation will remove most of the remjet. After the film has been rinsed in prebath, it comes off the film easily - even using your fingers.
Here’s my remjet removal workflow:
Rinse film in prebath for 30 seconds.
Recover prebath, and fill tank with fresh water. Shake vigorously for 60 seconds. Rinse and repeat until water comes out of the tank clear. (Usually four 60 second rinses)
Develop film (developer, bleach, fixer)
After developing cycle is complete, rinse film until water from tank runs clear.
Pull reel from tank and hang the film.
Wet a Kim Wipe, place it between your fingers, and gently wipe both sides of the film. Repeat this step until the wipes no longer turn black (generally 4 Kim Wipes)
At this point you can use Photoflow or stabilizer.
Hang to dry!

[@1331photo]

@campyonlyguy Just a quick follow up: I made a video showing how to remove remjet - if you want to, check it out here: ruclips.net/video/hNAYXlXRJIo/видео.html Thank you!