8mm Forum: Filmguard cloths?

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Posted by Colin Fish (Member # 5679) on May 15, 2018, 10:06 AM:

Right, I've taken the plunge and ordered a big bottle of Filmguard after recommendations from you guys. I need a good lint free cloth or better still a pack of cloths. Can anyone put me on to a source? Thanks.

Posted by Stuart Hilliker (Member # 737) on May 15, 2018, 11:10 AM:

Hi Colin,
I use Selvyt cloths, available on Amazon.
These used to be cutting room standard issue.

Posted by Colin Fish (Member # 5679) on May 15, 2018, 12:44 PM:

Thanks Stuart, I'll check them out.

Posted by Bill Brandenstein (Member # 892) on May 15, 2018, 06:39 PM:

Anything 100% cotton won't scratch. So you could easily do this by cutting up old T-shirts. The drawback is that cotton can leave lint, although I rarely end up with problems from that if I do my job carefully.

Posted by Bill Phelps (Member # 1431) on May 16, 2018, 05:14 PM:

Check The Reel Image website....Steve O sells cleaning supplies. [Smile]

Posted by Simon Balderston (Member # 5106) on May 16, 2018, 05:23 PM:

i use old 100% cotton shirts

Posted by Rob Young. (Member # 131) on May 17, 2018, 05:36 AM:

100% cotton handkerchiefs washed a couple of times to remove any starch.

Then change the cleaning position quite regularly.

Some degree of deposit or staining from the sound stripes isn't anything to worry about.

I usually apply a very fine amount of Filmguard and then do a dry run too to remove excess.

It's very easy to apply too much and it is still effective with very minimal application.

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on May 17, 2018, 06:53 AM:

I do the same Rob. Have done for theclast 35 years.100% cotton hankys are so cheap to buy to.

Posted by Robert Crewdson (Member # 3790) on May 17, 2018, 08:13 AM:

I used to use very old and soft vests, but now I buy lint free cloth from Ebay, and cut it up into approx 2"x 2" squares.

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