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Sticky Side Powder

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Formula
Procedure of Application
Development Complete When
Source of Error
Incompatibilities
Precautions
Storage Container
Safety
Recommendations
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Formula
  1. Place 1 teaspoon of powder in a shallow jar or mixing bowl.
  2. Equal parts of Photo-Flow and water are mixed with the powder to form a THIN paste.


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Procedure of Application
  1. Brush this mixture with a camel hair brush onto the tape's adhesive surface.
  2. Wait 30 to 60 seconds.
  3. Rinse under a gentle stream of cold tap water.
  4. Allow tape to air dry.
  5. Photograph any developed ridge detail.





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Development Complete When
Dark-gray latent prints are revealed after a gentle tap water rinse.






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Source of Error
Poor results are generally obtained on black electrical tapes, some paper labels, and tapes bearing dried out adhesives.



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Incompatibilities
Some tapes and adhesive labels absorb the paste too read readily, and cannot be rinsed of excess paste.




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Precautions
Do not leave the paste on the tape surface for too long, since it may be difficult to rinse off.












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Storage Container
Dark or Clear stoppered glass or plastic bottles.













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Safety
Safe!



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Recommendations
An alternative application method is to immerse tapes into a bowl containing the reagent.





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  • Gentian Violet
  • Liqui-Drox
  • Liqui-Nox
  • Physical Developer



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Sequential Reagent
​Not Necessarily in this Order:
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Chemical Name
Sticky Side Powder
​Surface Used On
Tape Surfaces
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Sensitive To
Sebaecous & Lipid Components
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Abridged Reagent Sequence
  1. Visual Examination
  2. Forensic Light
  3. Gentian Violet
  4. Sticky Side Powder​
  5. Forensic Light
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Ridge Detail Visualized by:
Visible chemical/stain reaction


Reagent Applicabilities:
Non-Porous surfaces
Post Cyanoacrylate
Tape Surfaces

Other Chemical Name(s):
None

​Working Solution Shelf-life:
Prepared as needed

Process Summary:
The reagent is prepared as a paste, then is brushed unto the adhesive sides of tape surfaces. This reagent is considered to be a more economical alternative to other adhesive-tape processing methods. Cyanoacrylate fuming does not inhibit the use of this reagent. ​

Accepted Deviations:
Commercial kits are available for use. The reagent may be mixed vigorously to create a foam solution. The reagent may be repeatedly applied, if necessary, to improve the detail. ​

Supporting Reference Materials:
  1. Minutiae Magazine, Summer Special 1994, Issue No. 24, pg.7.
  2. "Chemical Formulas and Processing Guide for Developing Latent Prints", U.S. Dept. of Justice, pg. 47-48, 1994.
  3. Advances in Fingeprint Technology 2nd. Ed., Lee, H.C. & Gaensslen, R.E., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL., 2001.
  4. Manual of Fingerprint Development Techniques 2nd. Ed., Home Office - Police Scientific Development Branch, White Crescent Press, Ltd., Luton, England, 2001.
  5. Technical Notes, Lightning Powder Co. Inc., Salem, OR., 2001.

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