Hi, sorry to take so long to reply...too many other things going on. Finally, I got a chance to try out the suggestions. So, here are the results, without the ammonia, my negatives were very thin indeed...practically invisible. With the ammonia...well...I guess it could work if I didn't actually get elbowed by my friend/assistant. Needless to say, the splash of ammonia did a nice job of killing the negative. So, that's that. Though, as the saying goes, " if you don't succeed the first time, try and try again..." So, stay tuned for the next try...if you've got a way to drive your editor bananas, would you give up trying...??(posted 9094 days ago)