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Cleaning slides
Can slides be cleaned with lens cleaning fluid or anything like
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"m Ransley" wrote in message ... Can slides be cleaned with lens cleaning fluid or anything like denatured alcohol or windex. Should a cotton swab or rag be used. Use a blower-brush to get the dust off. Ignore the fingerprints. |
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"m Ransley" wrote in message
... Can slides be cleaned with lens cleaning fluid or anything like denatured alcohol or windex. Should a cotton swab or rag be used. Hi. Think about it for just a few seconds, and you will realise that the film was originally processed in wet chemicals and washed in water. Slides can be washed in water with a mild detergent added. Just swish them about, while holding the film rebate with forceps. Rinse off in clean water to which has been added a few drops of "Wetting Agent", which is itself a sort of detergent. Allow to dry in a dustfree area, a bathroom is ideal. Roy G |
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 22:29:42 GMT, "Roy G"
wrote: "m Ransley" wrote in message ... Can slides be cleaned with lens cleaning fluid or anything like denatured alcohol or windex. Should a cotton swab or rag be used. Hi. Think about it for just a few seconds, and you will realise that the film was originally processed in wet chemicals and washed in water. Slides can be washed in water with a mild detergent added. Just swish them about, while holding the film rebate with forceps. Rinse off in clean water to which has been added a few drops of "Wetting Agent", which is itself a sort of detergent. Allow to dry in a dustfree area, a bathroom is ideal. Roy G Big Problem: Anytime you get film wet, you are softening the photographic emulsion. A soft emulsion is VERY easily damaged. Gary |
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:42:42 -0500, (m Ransley)
wrote: Can slides be cleaned with lens cleaning fluid or anything like denatured alcohol or windex. Should a cotton swab or rag be used. Here is an official Kodak technical note on cleaning photographic products: http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consu...5/cis145.shtml An Adobe PDF version is also available at the above site. Gary |
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:42:42 -0500, m Ransley wrote:
Can slides be cleaned with lens cleaning fluid or anything like denatured alcohol or windex. Should a cotton swab or rag be used. Use film cleaner and follow the instructions on the bottle carefully. -- Neil Delete l to reply |
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"Gary Edstrom" wrote in message ... On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 22:29:42 GMT, "Roy G" wrote: "m Ransley" wrote in message ... Can slides be cleaned with lens cleaning fluid or anything like denatured alcohol or windex. Should a cotton swab or rag be used. Hi. Think about it for just a few seconds, and you will realise that the film was originally processed in wet chemicals and washed in water. Slides can be washed in water with a mild detergent added. Just swish them about, while holding the film rebate with forceps. Rinse off in clean water to which has been added a few drops of "Wetting Agent", which is itself a sort of detergent. Allow to dry in a dustfree area, a bathroom is ideal. Roy G Big Problem: Anytime you get film wet, you are softening the photographic emulsion. A soft emulsion is VERY easily damaged. Gary I think I am aware of that, having processed hundreds of films over the years. Still, if my advice is followed carefully then no harm will come to the slide. Remember I did say hold with forceps on the rebate. Roy G |
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"m Ransley" wrote in message ... Can slides be cleaned with lens cleaning fluid or anything like denatured alcohol or windex. Should a cotton swab or rag be used. I use PEC-12, which is available at most many photo shops. http://www.photosol.com/pec12.htm |
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