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CARE OF THE PRINT
COAT BLACK AND WHITE PRINTS
Black and white prints should be
coated within two hours, if possible,
to protect
them
from scratches,
finger¬
prints and fading. Each black and
white film box contains a coater. To
coat the
print,
lay it face up on
a
clean
smooth surface and hold it down by
one
edge.
An empty flattened film box
is a good coating
surface.
Remove the coater
from
the tube.
Hold it
by the plastic
handle and run
the liquid-soaked side down the
length
of the picture, away from you. Use 6 to
8
overlapping
strokes
and moderate
pressure.
Cover
the
ENTIRE print,
including the
borders. Don't scratch
the print with the
edge of
the coater.
To
get
more liquid from
a partly
used
coater, press
it down on the near
end of the print, then spread the
squeezed-out liquid
across
the picture.
The coating dries quickly and forms
a tough protective layer
over the
image.
Don't bend or crease coated pictures,
and don't write on the back with a ball¬
point pen
or
a sharp pencil ; the coating
may
crack and cause discoloration in
the print. When you write
on the backs
OPERATION
of prints,
use a soft pencil and write
lightly, and
only in the
areas
around
the
edges.
Keep freshly coated prints
away from each other, or they will
stick
together.
Don't use corner mounts, paste, glue,
or rubber
cement to mount pictures.
Many adhesives contain
impurities
that
discolor pictures. Never put your
pictures in albums with black paper
leaves; use Polaroid
Picture Albums.
MOUNT COLOR PRINTS
Color prints should be mounted to
protect them from curling
or
from being
bent and cracked due to
rough han¬
dling. Use the Polacolor Print Mounts
supplied with each color film pack.
DO NOT COAT COLOR PICTURES.
The
dyes used to form
colors in the
prints are
long lasting. However,
like
all dyes, they
will fade if exposed to
bright light
for long periods of
time.
For
maximum protection and easy
access,
store prints
in
Polaroid Pic¬
ture Albums.
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