Cleaning damaged 35mm slides?

"Bob St John" wrote in message
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Folks,

We had a house fire, and most of my 35mm slides were
damaged by water, dirt,
etc.

What is the best way to clean the slides? While cleaning
should I remove the
film from the slide holders (some paper, some plastic)?

My goal is to clean them up, then scan and digitize them.

Thanks . . .

Bob St. John

This is not a trivial issue. I would talk with a good
conservator before doing anything. Try the Library of
Congress and the Getty Museum as starters. They may be some
useful information at: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/ the
Conservation On Line site.
Beware that exposure to water can damage the gelatin and
make it very delicate. If its damaged washing can remove it
from the support. There are other problems as well.
This post was cross-posted, I am confining my response
to rec.photo.darkroom.



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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Richard Knoppow spake thus:

"Bob St John" wrote in message
...

We had a house fire, and most of my 35mm slides were damaged by
water, dirt, etc.

What is the best way to clean the slides? While cleaning should I
remove the film from the slide holders (some paper, some plastic)?

My goal is to clean them up, then scan and digitize them.

This is not a trivial issue. I would talk with a good
conservator before doing anything. Try the Library of
Congress and the Getty Museum as starters. They may be some
useful information at: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/ the
Conservation On Line site.
Beware that exposure to water can damage the gelatin and
make it very delicate. If its damaged washing can remove it
from the support. There are other problems as well.

Listen to Richard. He the man.


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