When I had a home darkroom, I painted the interior white, walls and ceiling,
except the wall(s) behind and (aside) the enlarger painted flat black, to
prevent reflected light on the paper. Was always pleased. I am old enough to
remember when all darkrooms were painted flat black all over. What
unpleasant holes they were.
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From: Tina Manley
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 12:36 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Home Sweet Home, Ad nauseam
I would not worry about painting the darkroom 18% gray. The more light you
can get in there without affecting the film, the better. My darkroom is
white but I have no light leaks to reflect on anything. The 18% gray is
important when you scan the film and adjust colors on the computer so my
walls in my Lightroom are 18% gray - mixed myself to match a Gretag Macbeth
color chart. ;-)
Tina
On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 9:28 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 2 different colours ? I thought it would be 18% grey !
> > PS: wondering if 18% grey is a standard paint colour
>
> Kinda sorta, yes. There are suppliers where you can get 18% grey
> paint. Along with flat black, chromokey blue or green and
> non-reflective white.
>
> We had paint left over from the condo. I had my choice of pink, dark
> blue, lavender, tan, darker tan and dark tan. Blue and tan it is. Or
> maybe it's the darker tan. I don't know. Whatever has the most left
> over, I guess. The girls are doing it for me, so I'm not going to
> complain. The side that will have the enlargers is the dark blue.
>
> With the amount of paint this house needs (pretty much every square
> inch of wall and ceiling both inside and out), I should suggest that
> you all buy stock in Sherwin Williams.The joys of a large house.
>
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