Clayton Chemicals are a well kept secret, but Clayton has been producing top quality photo chemistry for more than 50 years. There are two things that make Clayton stand out from the pack: highly concentrated liquid chemistry that offers excellent economy, and great products for both general and specialist applications. Additionally, most products are phenidone-based, making them less allergenic than traditional chemicals. Well-known within the industry, Clayton chemicals are now available for individual and volume purchasing.
| Odorless Products |
 | Odorless Fixer |
| A patented non-hardening rapid fixer formulation designed without the characteristic fixer odor. Odorless Fixer is especially effective in rooms with little or no ventilation, or for people sensitive to the odor of fixer. Dilute 1+4 for fiIm and 1+7 for paper.
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 | Odorless Indicating Short Stop |
| An indicating short stop for use as an intermediate step to stop developing action on films or prints before fixing. Has no odor. The short stop will indicate its exhaustion by turning purple. Dilute 1+19. |
| Film Developers |
 | F76 plus Film Developer |
| F76 plus yields extremely fine grain for all films. It is phenidone-based, virtually nonallergenic, clean working and has excellent control characteristics and keeping properties. Produces the same qualities as F60, but is even more environmentally friendly. F76+ is an outstanding developer for TMax and modern crystal technology films. It will produce a NOTICEABLY sharper negative with excellent tonal gradation. Normally diluted 1+9. |
 | F60 Film Developer |
| An extremely fine grain developer for all films. F60 is a phenidone-based liquid concentrate without the allergens associated with metol-based developers. Variable dilutions for extended or push development. F60 is an outstanding developer for Tmax as well as traditional films. F60 offers excellent development control, wide latitude, is long lasting and non-staining. F60 is formulated primarily for manual tank and tray developing, but is currently being used in "dip & dunk" processors as well. Dilute from 1+4 to 1+9 as a one shot developer and 1+19 for extended or push development.
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 | DC 76 Developer |
| Similar to D76, but much better value for money and supplied as a ready-to-use liquid. A standard all-round traditional developer. D76 is a general purpose film developer that produces maximum emulsion speed and greatest shadow detail with normal to high contrast and moderately fine grain. Excellent development latitude. Low fog with push processing. Dilute 1 +1. |
| Print Developers |
| P20 Print Developer |
| Neutral tone print developer with deep blacks and bright whites. Suitable for all papers. P20 Print Developer is efficient for tray or automatic processing. As a print developer, P20 provides fine quality with a minimum of care and work. It produces all the tone value of the negative, whether soft or hard, with remarkable clarity. It develops rich blacks with sharp detail in the darkest of shadows, clean middle tones, whitest white and rich grays. P20 dilutes 1+7 for paper processing. Can be replenished with working strength developer. |
| P90 Print Developer |
| A soft cold-toned print developer for general use on all papers. P90 is highly concentrated phenidone formula balanced to maximize soft cold tones on selective types or brands of photographic papers. P90 can be used in trays or automatic processors with excellent results. This liquid developer is well suited to process both resin coated or fiber base papers with optimum uniformity, especially in long run production situations. P90 dilutes 1+7 to 1+11 for paper processing. Can be replenished with working strength developer. |
| Ultra Cold Tone Print Developer |
| A very cold-toned print developer with excellent acutance, suitable for all papers. UCT is a highly active liquid concentrate. This developer is specifically formulated to meet rapid processing requirements of high-speed processors running at increased temperatures. UCT developer gives clean, non-yellowing, crisp white backgrounds; with extremely wide latitude, cold tones and very sharp definition. UCT 1+7 for paper processing. Replenish with working strength developer. |
| Extend plus Developer |
| A specially formulated low contrast developer for both film and paper, suitable for two-bath techniques. It provides more latitude for managing high contrast film exposures by developing film or paper to a range of low contrasts. For manual processing dilute 1+7 for paper and 1+15 for film. In machine processing, dilute 1+5 for film and 1+7 for paper. Replenishment rates vary for film and paper. |
| Fixers |
 | RF19 Fixer |
| Highly concentrated rapid fixer, minimized odor, great capacity. Features minimized odor, with 20 to 30% greater processing capacity than other competitive products. Excellent for tray use. Can be used in both tray and processor for both film and paper. Dilutes 1+4 to 1+5 for film and 1+7 to 1+9 for paper. |
| AFC Archival Fixer |
| A rapid fixer that removes film dye and provides crisp whites on paper. AFC containes high levels of sulfite which will provide extremely crisp whites on most papers. Archival Fixer is effective in both processors and manual systems. Dilute 1+4 for film and 1+7 for paper. |
| Powder Chemicals |
 | CP Powder Fix |
| Super fast non-hardening fix for film and paper. |
 | CP Powder Print Developer |
| Unique phenidone-based developer with rich blacks and crisp whites. Low oxidization formula. |
 | CP Powder Film Developer |
| A high-contrast phenidone-based developer with low fog levels and fine grain. |
 | CP Powder Stop Bath |
| A powdered odorless stop with a long shelf life. |
| Ancillary Products |
| Archival Wash |
| Removes hypo to help preserve prints and reduce washing times. Archival Wash is a concentrated processing aid for the removal of residual "hypo" (sodium thiosulfate) or ammonium thiosulfate from processed films and papers to stabilize them against long term deterioration. Dilute 1+43. |
| Film Rinse Additive |
| A a wetting agent specially formulated to minimize or eliminate water spotting and streaking. Dilute 1+200. |
| Fixer Hardener |
| A fixer additive for hardening emulsions. Dilute 2 oz to 4 oz per working strength gallon of fixer. |
| Other Products |
| Liquidlith Developer |
| A two-part liquid concentrate for tray processing of half-tone, contact and line film. Also suitable for producing lith effects on continuous tone materials. "All day tray life". 6x2 gallon kit supplied as 12x1 quart A+B. 2x8 gallon kit supplied as 1x1 gallon A+B. Both parts A and B required for all purposes. Parts A and B sold separately in 5 gallon size. Kit packaging cannot be split. Dilute 1+3.
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| Aerial Developers and Replenishers |
| XR Aerial Developer Replenisher, XR Aerial Developer Starter, C132 Aerial Developer, C132 Aerial Developer Starter. Please contact us by email for purchasing information. |
| Rapid Access Developer |
| RAD 5 Developer and Replenisher Concentrate. Please contact us by email for purchasing information. |
