Bellini Remjet Remover / ECN-2 Prebad (Liquid) - 2L

This liquid remover is ideal if you want to use the CineStill Cs2 ECN-2 development kit in combination with cinema film (Kodak Vision3). Treatment of CineStill 50D and 800T films is not necessary as these films already have the remjet layer removed.

Bellini's Remjet Remover is a simple and effective liquid solution for easy removal of the remjet (carbon) layer from motion picture films such as Kodak Vision3. It is identical to the first rinse or pre-bath of Kodak's ECN-2 process, which is also included in Bellini's ECN-2 kits for home use.

To remove the remjet layer of film, rinse the film for about 10 seconds in this bath at about 27°C. This can be done in an ordinary film development tank such as Paterson's. Shake continuously and put the solution back into a storage bottle (the solution is reusable). Do this three or four times in a row, rinsing the film with warm water (27°C to 38°C) in between. When you pour in the rinse water, you will notice that it has turned a black colour because the carbon layer is systematically removed from the film. Alternate the treatment in pre-wash water and hot water until the rinse water is clear again.

It is inevitable that remnants of Remjet will remain on the film negative. After the pre-treatment, you can rinse the film again by hand (in total darkness) and remove the film residue with your hands. You can also do this after developing the film that follows (ECN-2 or C-41), but make sure that the emulsion side of your negative does not come into contact with the residue on the other side of the film strip.

The solution should not be diluted and will keep for several months in full bottles. Use a new concentrate if the working solution starts to turn black due to remjet contamination.

• Type : Prebath / remover
• Removes Remjet from film. It is a removal agent that removes the carbon layer of film.
• ECN-2 process
• Reusable solution.
• It can be stored for several months.
• VeVa Waste code: 20 01 17 (Photographic chemicals)
• Remjet is a protective layer on the back of the film, with the emulsion on the front. It protects the film against scratches, static discharge and reflections around highlights.
  This black layer must be removed before the film is developed, which is why the ECN-2 process exists. Furthermore, it is not possible to hand in the film to a normal laboratory, because the Remjet would ruin their chemicals and dirty their machines!