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Cleaning slides
I have a large number of slides that I intend to scan into my computer in the near future. For the most part, these slides were not in protective sleeves and some were loose in boxes out in the air.
Can anyone give me a suggestion for a way to clean off the surface dust that will do the least damage to the slide? Thanks in advance. Roger in Jacksonville, FL |
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Please disregard, the helpful software on this board led me to previous posts on the topic and they are sufficient.
Roger in Jacksonville, FL |
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Cleaning slides
rcurryastro wrote:
I have a large number of slides that I intend to scan into my computer in the near future. For the most part, these slides were not in protective sleeves and some were loose in boxes out in the air. Can anyone give me a suggestion for a way to clean off the surface dust that will do the least damage to the slide? Thanks in advance. Roger in Jacksonville, FL I have not had this problem, but if I did, I would use my Zone VI high voltage electrozapper brush that I use for cleaning negatives before I print them. It is a brush with a wood handle and a metal ferrule to hold the bristles to the handle. It also has a neon sign transformer that puts out 5000 volts or so. The ground side of the transformer goes to the metal ferrule and the high voltage side goes to a needle just above the bristles. The high voltage sets up a corona that discharges the charge of the dust or the film, and the bristles then just push the dust away. -- .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. /V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939. /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org ^^-^^ 13:45:01 up 5 days, 6:23, 3 users, load average: 4.93, 5.22, 5.13 |
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Cleaning slides
Does the film cleaner remove fingerprints?
"darkroommike" wrote in message ... On Jul 19, 5:29 pm, rcurryastro wrote: I have a large number of slides that I intend to scan into my computer in the near future. For the most part, these slides were not in protective sleeves and some were loose in boxes out in the air. Can anyone give me a suggestion for a way to clean off the surface dust that will do the least damage to the slide? Thanks in advance. Roger in Jacksonville, FL -- rcurryastro Canned air first, a puff or two per side, then, brush with a anti- static brush. For the worst situations, you will need to clean the slide with a product like Edwal film cleaner, PEC-12, or Kodak Film Cleaner (if you are lucky enough to still have some), I use a cotton swab for this. If your scanner has I.C.E. that will help on most slides but turn it off when scanning Kodachrome. |
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