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Bradford A Moore
Master Film Handler

Posts: 272
From: Provincetown, Ma
Registered: Jul 2005

posted December 05, 2017 03:51 PM

I was talking Larry Urbanski about Filmrenew, and he suggested I use a Respirator mask for cleaning. I have never used one before, but I thought I would give it a try. In the instructions, it says you shoildn't have a beard. I do, and don't really want to shave it. Any of you have a trimmed beard, and use one. Any suggestions. Larry said keep it. I called the 800 number, and they said not to have one.

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Bill Phelps
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1482
From: USA
Registered: Jan 2009

posted December 05, 2017 06:18 PM

This is why I don't use Filmrenew. I have some but my bench area is not near a window so I don't have proper ventilation. I also have a beard so Filmguard it is! [Smile]

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Will Trenfield
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 506
From: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
Registered: Mar 2016

posted December 05, 2017 07:00 PM

So, does Filmrenew gives off potentially hazardous fumes? Filmguard doesn't as far as I know.

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Tom Photiou
Film God

Posts: 4837
From: Plymouth U.K
Registered: Dec 2003

posted December 06, 2017 01:26 AM

Blimy, no matter how good a cleaner is if i had to use a mask that would be ringing alarm bells for me. No fumes from filmguard [Wink]

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Michael Lattavo
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 160
From: Canton, OH, USA
Registered: May 2014

posted December 06, 2017 05:01 AM

When I use Filmrenew, I just run a fan in the basement - never had any problems.

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David Hardy
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 955
From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015

posted December 06, 2017 05:27 AM

Try using the C.T.C. we used to use to clean our 35mm prints away back in the day.

Even with the windows flung wide open in the film rewind room you could be spaced out for a couple of hours with the fumes.

We never had the luxury of facemasks so had to make do with a yellow cleaning duster ... If we were lucky.

Now tell that to the Filmguard users today ... and they wont believe you. [Wink]

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