Slide cleaning advice please

Hello,

Recently I've started scanning some of my old slides, and I've noticed that
some of them are quite dirty. What is the best and safest way to clean
them? I think Edwal makes a cleaning solution - does anyone know exactly
what it's called?

Thanks.

- Bill McMillan

"Bill McMillan" wrote in
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Hello,

Recently I've started scanning some of my old slides, and I've noticed
that some of them are quite dirty. What is the best and safest way to
clean them? I think Edwal makes a cleaning solution - does anyone
know exactly what it's called?


PEC-12, made by Photographic Solutions, is what I use. Works for any
non water-based gunk on the slide.

For water-based gunk, use water, preferably with a drop of wetting
solution.


- Al.

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I'll second Al on the PEC - works a lot better than Edwal Cleaning
Solution (which I believe is the actual name on the product).

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"Bill McMillan" wrote in
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Hello,

Recently I've started scanning some of my old slides, and I've noticed
that some of them are quite dirty. What is the best and safest way to
clean them? I think Edwal makes a cleaning solution - does anyone
know exactly what it's called?


PEC-12, made by Photographic Solutions, is what I use. Works for any
non water-based gunk on the slide.

For water-based gunk, use water, preferably with a drop of wetting
solution.


- Al.

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"Bill McMillan" writes:

Recently I've started scanning some of my old slides, and I've noticed that
some of them are quite dirty. What is the best and safest way to clean
them? I think Edwal makes a cleaning solution - does anyone know exactly
what it's called?

It's called "Anti-Stat Film Cleaner" on the front of the bottle. And
the back. Model #CCFC 1204, it says on the back.

The other, more popular here I think, more modern choice is PEC-12
from Photographic Solution.

Neither will work on water-based gunk, which turns out to be what most
of the gunk on my old film is. I haven't yet dared try spot cleaning
with distilled water -- another respondent mentioned that, do you have
specific advice and procedures?

The key point with contact cleaning methods is the thing that actually
makes contact. PEC-pads, also from Photographic Solutions, are the
canonical modern answer. And remember they can pick up sharp dirt
*from the slide they're cleaning*; ideally use a different surface for
each contact.

Are they actually dirty, in a stuck-on sense, or just dusty? An
anti-static brush and/or Beseler DustGun are a good start for loose
dust, and much safer.
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