drying RC prints

RC prints? Easier than saying "boo." Squeegee off the excess water and place them face up on screens. Come back in an hour. If you're in a rush, hit 'em with a hair dryer. Done. Blotter books? I've had the same problem with them as you do. I don't use them for wet FB prints either, but I do use them when the prints are almost dry. This way the lint doesn't get stuck to the gelatin.

I have a door screen made of a plastic screen. I have it attached to the wall with the hinges, and it lays against the wall. I pull it up from the bottom and put two sticks (custom that I made) on the outer corners (that way it stays out of the way) I put the prints on the screen face up and they're dry in a few hours.

I just lay my RC prints on a mesh like the ones for baking. Or you can do the hang up on a washing line thing like the movies ;)

I hang mine cornerwise from clips threaded on to a line running over the bath. They just air dry naturally.

My RC prints are hung from one corner on a basement clothes line. I haven't found the need to even squeegee them but after about 10 minutes take a paper towel and blot the bead of water hanging off the lower corner. Fibre prints are dried face down on plastic screens.

All of the above methods work, if you have room for a rack or enough drying line.

I squeegee the excess water, put them on a bath towel on the kitchen counter, and blow them dry with a hair dryer.

Hmm just lay mine face up on paper towels and squeegee. I then put it on a fresh paper towel for drying again face up. Works for me.

Occasionally when I've done a heap of RC prints (usually postcards) I put them on my 'fly wire' drying racks but they never dry as quickly as when I stand them up in a couple of plastic coated wire 'paper sorters' I got from an office supplies shop. These things are very space efficient, each holds about 10 prints (up to 8x10's... bigger paper doesn't stand up too well)

After squeegeing the prints on a piece of plexiglass, I hang them by clothespins on a line I have strung in a small bathroom. They dry very quickly and cleanly.