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Tommy Kelch
Junior
Posts: 6
From: Lake Jackson, TX, USA
Registered: Apr 2014

posted June 17, 2014 02:32 AM

I discovered this morning that a box containing a few
super 8 sound films got WD 40 on them (the film itself);
do you know if this is bad; and how should I handle this
if it is bad. Don't know how long it has been on there. Thanks to anyone that can address this.

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013

posted June 17, 2014 06:55 AM

I am not a specialist about chemistry but I cannot imagine it could be good for films. Better to wait for other advises but I personnaly would try to remove as much as I can with tissues or cloths and then clean the films with products like Filmguard.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted June 17, 2014 07:46 AM

Very soft cotton cloth is good for cleaning films: tissue is fibrous and may scratch.

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013

posted June 17, 2014 08:18 AM

Thanks for the advise, Steve.

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

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From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted June 17, 2014 08:27 AM

I'll bet the run great!

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

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From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted June 17, 2014 08:39 AM

WD40 is very oily and can attract dust and dirt particle in the air. I would first clean the film with alcohol and then apply a more approved film cleaner.

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Mark Mander
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1236
From: Dunstable ,Bedfordshire.
Registered: Jan 2005

posted June 17, 2014 10:51 AM

Hi Tommy,
There are many thoughts about using WD40 on films,I know many people who swear by it for cleaning and lubricating film and have used it myself on the odd occassion,I've never had any concern using it.A forum member once soaked a reel for a whole year in it and then projected it without any damage to the film or the sound stripe so that's good enough for me. If you are wanting to remove it i suggest a soft cloth and pass the film through it but may take a couple of goes. I'm not saying it's the same but Filmguard looks similar so could even be that,Mark.

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted June 17, 2014 11:14 AM

Tommy
How do you know it's WD40? Did you spill some on the film, or are you being guided by the smell?

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