Pooped and POed with POP...HELP!!

[zone4]

OK, I've tried, I've really tried, but I just can't seem to get EVEN

toning with this process. I'm using Centennial POP and the B&S Gold

Toner. Whether I agitate like a madman or whether I just let the print

sit in the toner, I cannot get a nice uniform toning effect. The edges

go gray or less brown (depending on how long in the toner) compared to

the print center. This evens out a bit in the fixer step but not

enough to not ruin the prints which are a beautiful tone in the center

but gray at the edges. What am I missing here? This is a beautiful

process, using my pyro negs that work well for Pt/Pd, but I just can't

seem to get past this step. The only thing I've thought of trying is

to use 16x20 paper instead of the 11x14 paper that I am using for my

11x14 negs hoping that the uneveness will stop before reaching the

image area, but this may be a vain and expensive hope. Is there a

technique that will bless me with even toning??? Any insights

appreciated!

 

Richard

[victor_loverro]

Have you tried brushing the print? This may help.