Got Photos Wet...HELP!

[shannonz]

I accidentally got a pile of my photos wet - and now they are all stuck together like glue - and hard as a rock. I can't get them apart at all.

Does anyone have any tricks to getting photos "unstuck" after they've gotten wet?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[mark01253]

If your photos are proper commercial photographic prints (rather than computer prints) you could risk putting them into a sink of cold water and this should separate them. Let them soak, don't force them apart too stongly.

A word of warning though, if they are old black & white prints, drying them flat will be a problem. However most modern B&W and colour papers are resin coated and will dry flat if laid out separately on sheets of newspaper. Never try this with computer prints as ink-jet inks are not usually waterproof.

If this doesn't work, you could get them reprinted if you still have the negs. Good luck!!!