8mm Forum: Protect-O-Film 201X Film Cleaner

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Posted by John Davey (Member # 293) on August 23, 2005, 03:26 PM:

Posted: Aug 23 2005, 12:24 PM

Hi,

I just received a few gallons of this film cleaner for free. It obviously isn't being manufactured anymore. I was just curious if anyone knows anything about this cleaner or has any opinions as to it's performance before I start using it.

The person I got it from had nothing but praise for it. He wasn't trying to make a sale as he just gave it to me. He is getting out of the film dealing biz and said he cannot ship it any longer because it is considered hazardous material. So, he just gave it to me. Said he used to sell it at film shows and collectors loved it.

Thanks,
john davey

Posted by Josef Grassmann (Member # 378) on August 27, 2005, 06:19 PM:

Hello John,
the old type of film-cleaner´s worked very well, maybe better than nowadays.
I don´nt know the special you mentioned, but many of them contained Methanol and Dioxan (1.1).
Use it only in well ventilated rooms and do not allow pregnant persons to work with it, or to breath it in, as it cause irreparable harm to the "baby".
Put only a bit on a smooth cloth - make it not too wet- and apply it on film strip during rewinding. If the cloth get dirty, change to a clean spot of the cloth almost every 30-50 yards (to state it in real measurement, not meters).
Rewinding has to be done very slowly, to allow film cleaner to dry up 100% (evaporate)before it gets trapped on reel.
Do some tests on strips which can get damage before you do a real job.

Josef

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