RE: Cleaning mouldy 35mm slides.

2016-03-25 Thread Malcolm Smith
John wrote: > Naphtha & 98% alcohol dry really fast. You have to be careful you're > not just sliding the dirt & fungus around, and if the surface dries > while you're still rubbing, there's a risk of scratching the emulsion. > > If you're going to be removing the slides from their mounts & >

Re: Cleaning mouldy 35mm slides.

2016-03-24 Thread John
On 3/24/2016 1:20 PM, Malcolm Smith wrote: Darren Addy wrote: Kodak's advice: http://support.en.kodak.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/33120/~/remove-mold%2Ffungus-from-negatives-or-slides/selected/true This site also says that naptha can be used:

RE: Cleaning mouldy 35mm slides.

2016-03-24 Thread Malcolm Smith
Darren Addy wrote: > Kodak's advice: > http://support.en.kodak.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/33120/~/remove- > mold%2Ffungus-from-negatives-or-slides/selected/true > This site also says that naptha can be used: > http://www.old-photo.com/pages/35mm-slide-cleaning.htm > > Pure alcohol. Would that

Re: Cleaning mouldy 35mm slides.

2016-03-24 Thread Darren Addy
Kodak's advice: http://support.en.kodak.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/33120/~/remove-mold%2Ffungus-from-negatives-or-slides/selected/true This site also says that naptha can be used: http://www.old-photo.com/pages/35mm-slide-cleaning.htm Pure alcohol. Would that mean you could also use Everclear?

RE: Cleaning mouldy 35mm slides.

2016-03-24 Thread Malcolm Smith
Paul Stenquist wrote: > You can still buy PEC-12, a liquid film cleaner, from most camera > stores and numerous web sources. Not as good as the old stuff, which > contained a chemical that's now banned, but it does a decent job. > Paul via phone Thanks Paul, I've just ordered some. I've already

Re: Cleaning mouldy 35mm slides.

2016-03-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
You can still buy PEC-12, a liquid film cleaner, from most camera stores and numerous web sources. Not as good as the old stuff, which contained a chemical that's now banned, but it does a decent job. Paul via phone Paul via phone > On Mar 24, 2016, at 4:41 AM, Malcolm Smith