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Topic: Long term Filmguard on 8mm
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Joe Caruso
Film God
Posts: 4105
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted October 23, 2015 10:13 AM
Just recently, did something not entirely unorthodox - I gave a VS 8mm film of mine a bath in warm-hot water and baking soda - After an hour and a half or so, the smell was 95% gone, washed the metal can and reel, and they are fine - Maybe I'm on to something, been advocating this idea for a time now - It was a 400' short containing 2 silents at 200' each, and I wasn't about to trash a couple of rare Charlie Chases - I'm thinking to incease the "bath" time to 5 hours, possibly longer if I run across another "salad-dressing" aroma film, which is rare - And what Doug says is quite right, whether kept in cans or boxes, as long as you best maintain the film, it will last as long as you are a mind to - Scientist Shorty
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