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Daniel D. Teoli Jr.
Film Handler

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From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Aug 2017

posted November 30, 2017 01:37 PM

I was working with a 16mm 1940’s film that was a hurricane survivor. I normally use Edwal Anti Stat Film Cleaner to clean the films, but this film was particularly messed up. While the Edwal cleaned some of the dirt off, it left a lot to be desired in the cleaning dept. So, I decided to give Urbanski’s Filmrenew a try. I was amazed with what the Filmrenew cleaned off the film.

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Bill Phelps
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: USA
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posted November 30, 2017 02:01 PM

I've had the same experience with Filmguard as well. Some films are very dirty....I wonder how folks who don't clean their films actually run films this bad through their projectors.

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Chip Gelmini
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From: Brooksville, FL
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posted November 30, 2017 02:29 PM

I use the Kelmar film cleaner for my super eight just before it enters the projector later I look at the amount of dirt on those rolls and I ask myself where do I want that dirt to be on the cleaning rolls or in the gate and clogging the sound head the answer is obvious!

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Tom Photiou
Film God

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From: Plymouth U.K
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posted November 30, 2017 03:33 PM

Brian, this is the films that put so much rubbish into the film paths etc then cause all the scratching, i just dont understand why anyone allows there films yo get in this state.

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Bill Phelps
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posted November 30, 2017 04:06 PM

Tom, this is the second time you have addressed a "Brian" after I post something....While I don't mind being called Brian, my name is Bill [Smile]

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Tom Photiou
Film God

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From: Plymouth U.K
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posted November 30, 2017 04:28 PM

sorry Bill, i think i must be going off my rocker [Embarrassed]

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Bill Phelps
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posted November 30, 2017 05:17 PM

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David Hardy
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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
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posted December 04, 2017 08:30 AM

Tom is going off his rocker due to watching to much dirty films I think. [Wink]

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Tom Photiou
Film God

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From: Plymouth U.K
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posted December 04, 2017 01:34 PM

oddly enough, ( [Big Grin]

) in all of my years collecting films, 39 in all, the only "dirty films" i have ever seen is one i put through a year or so ago just for the novelty, (yes it was),
i think i must be getting older coz afterwards, (200ft colour silent, you know the ones [Big Grin]

), i thought to myself,
"i think i'd rather have had a roast beef dinner to watching it". Wont be running it or any others through my pride and joy. [Wink]

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David Hardy
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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015

posted December 05, 2017 05:36 AM

Tom I have never run any of those dirty movies you are on about there. I do have some of those adult sex cartoons by Bob Godfrey and a couple of others.
So that's about as dirty as it gets for me. Except for the all the crap and filth I find on used film prints. [Big Grin]

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Daniel D. Teoli Jr.
Film Handler

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From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Aug 2017

posted December 05, 2017 11:17 AM

Well, a lot of the dirt is hidden...so out of sight,out of mind.

Or you can use a cleaner that does not do much and think you cleaned it and it still has lots of dirt as I found out when I switched cleaners.

But really, the average person does not know to clean films. I didn't know until a few months after I started to collect films and learned on the forums.

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