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Posted by Freddy Van de Putte (Member # 587) on May 08, 2008, 05:02 AM:

Hello everybody,

I have lots of old and very dirty films to clean.
Some black spots are very difficult to remove.

Filmguard is exellent for filling scratches, but not for removing sticky dirt spots. (I realy mean sticky)

According to Kodak, hydrotreated naptha is what I need. I know there's a lot of expierence with film cleaning here [Smile]

So the questions are: what is hydrotreated naptha and has anyone used it here for film cleaning?

Thank you all in advance,

Greetings from a very sunny Belgium today [Cool]

Fred.

Posted by Keith Ashfield (Member # 741) on May 08, 2008, 10:39 AM:

Freddy. If my memory serves me well, I seem to recall that NAPTHA is the chemical name for "COAL TAR". I believe that Hydrotreated Naptha is used in the process of refining gasoline.
I would think it is a "bit volatile" for film cleaning purposes on a health and safety aspect.
From a very sunny United Kingdom (for how long - who knows?)

Posted by Freddy Van de Putte (Member # 587) on May 08, 2008, 11:08 AM:

Thank you for your answer Keith!

It is not that dangerous:
http://www.whitakeroil.com/MSDS/Soltrol%20100.pdf

Of cource when working with chemicals we always must take precautions.

I bet this stuff is used in many commercial film cleaners...

Fred.

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