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m Ransley

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Since: Nov 23, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:05 am
Post subject: Cleaning slides
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I have a bottle of Kodak film cleaner , is a cotton T shirt material, Q
tips, soft enough. I have micro cloth but it is colored. I can see a
problem getting into the corners and know the wrong cloth can scratch
film-slides, or is micro fiber cloth the only way to go.

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Nervous Nick

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:05 am
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On Feb 6, 10:05 am, rans....DeleteThis@webtv.net (m Ransley) wrote:
> I have a bottle of Kodak film cleaner , is a cotton T shirt material, Q
> tips, soft enough. I have micro cloth but it is colored. I can see a
> problem getting into the corners and know the wrong cloth can scratch
> film-slides, or is micro fiber cloth the only way to go.

Depends?

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Mike Russell

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 5:57 pm
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"m Ransley" <ransley DeleteThis @webtv.net> wrote in message
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> I have a bottle of Kodak film cleaner , is a cotton T shirt material, Q
> tips, soft enough. I have micro cloth but it is colored. I can see a
> problem getting into the corners and know the wrong cloth can scratch
> film-slides, or is micro fiber cloth the only way to go.

Ay carumba - Q-Tips are very abrasive. Don't use them. Cloth will
accumulate abrasive dust and material as it is transferred from the slide to
the cloth. I would use a new piece of sterile gauze for each slide.

Start by scanning (if possible, with a digital ICE enabled scanner) to get
the best possible image. There are too many variables, including the
possibility that the emulsion has degraded and become soluble. Once you have
the slide scanned, then experiment with cleaning it.
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Mike Russell
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