8mm Forum: WD-40

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Posted by Tommy Kelch (Member # 4261) on 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.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on 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.

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on June 17, 2014, 07:46 AM:

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

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on June 17, 2014, 08:18 AM:

Thanks for the advise, Steve.

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on June 17, 2014, 08:27 AM:

I'll bet the run great!

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on 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.

Posted by Mark Mander (Member # 340) on 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.

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on 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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