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Rob Young.
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Cheshire, U.K.
Registered: Dec 2003

posted August 12, 2018 11:25 AM

Airline prints of optical features were coated in silicone polish to protect and ensure smooth running, as they ran in large cassette holders.

Many features that found their way onto the domestic super 8 scene were airline prints, so maybe that has something to do with it?

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013

posted August 12, 2018 11:46 AM

I'm not sure, Rob, I think I had the same occured with non airlines prints (a French company calles Les grands films cmassiques released severl interesting titles) but I will look more carefully in the future to see if that could be the explaination.

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Tom Photiou
Film God

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From: Plymouth U.K
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posted August 12, 2018 01:30 PM

ive always projected ours films immediately after cleaning, not been a problem yet [Wink]

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Luigi Castellitto
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Campobasso, Italy
Registered: Jun 2013

posted August 12, 2018 03:38 PM

Got it, thanks guys.
I have always used other cleaners of different brands, I always found them good, but no one has ever been very incisive, they cleaned well but not a lot.
We'll see how I'll find myself with Filmguard.

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David Ollerearnshaw
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From: Penistone Sheffield UK
Registered: Oct 2012

posted August 13, 2018 11:03 AM

Not sure how you remove Filmguard but on the old 2.22 you had to buy a tin of solvent to remove it.

I use my rewind arms or Spondon Long Play unit with ECCO cleaner between.

I would never use the projector for cleaning though, even use rewind arms now to save wear.

Can you still get Film Renew or Vitafilm cleaner?

Just to add films I treated with 2.22 back in the seventies are still silky smooth.

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Chip Gelmini
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Brooksville, FL
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 13, 2018 07:19 PM

@ Brad Miller:

Since you are the developer of Film Guard, perhaps you can answer the question. If it did have to be done, can it be removed?

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Brad Miller
Administrator

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From: Dallas, TX, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 13, 2018 08:43 PM

Hi Maurice,

The first question is: why?

As has been noted on this thread it will evaporate off naturally given some time (a year or two), but please tell me what happened that makes you want to remove FilmGuard from a print so I can better understand the reasoning and your needs.

We can take it from there. Thanks.

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