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10-16-2005
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Cleaning Negatives For Scanning
I'm not sure where to post this question but what does everyone do to clean their negatives before scanning them? I'm going through some of my old negatives and I'm finding that a lot of them are marked up. Several have spots and what looks like smudges on them that I can't seem to get off. When I try to wipe them off they turn into long smudges which is worse than the original spots. I'm not sure what the spots are from either. Most negatives have been in plastic holders for years and years...
If this sounds familiar what's your homebrewed fix? Thanks, Jon. __________________
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Re: Cleaning Negatives For Scanning
For the most part, you could use lukewarm water on them. Fill the CLEAN sink about an inch or two deep. Sometimes, it is good to add one drop a "no residue/no streak/no spot" type dish soap to make them a touch slippery. Wipe them with a soft cloth if they are a stubborn type spot. Hang them up to dry, and the soap should make them dry with no spots.
Some people use "original" stabilizer that was used when they were developed (color negatives, use C-41 stabilizer. Ektachrome slides, use E-6 stabilizer. B&W negatives, use Kodak Photo Flo). A good large camera store should have any of these... |
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Guanaco
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Re: Cleaning Negatives For Scanning
I'll try the sink method and see what happens. Thanks for the help.
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10-26-2005
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Re: Cleaning Negatives For Scanning
use pec-12.
adrian __________________
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