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Douglas Warren
Master Film Handler

Posts: 282
From: West Chester, OH, USA
Registered: Feb 2008

posted June 26, 2015 10:15 PM

I picked up a Bell & Howell 458A today at a church sale.The rubber film roller has melted,which is common on these old machines.Does anyone have a suggestion for a safe (and hopefully) easy way to remove the goo from the metal roller? Thanks!

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

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From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted June 26, 2015 10:47 PM

I've found 90% alcohol does the best job...If you have any GooGone add that to the alcohol. They work really well together. I just cleaned up a very time-abused Elmo where all the belts had turned into a gooey mess resembling the Le Brea Tar Pit. It's sparkling clean now [Smile]

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Douglas Warren
Master Film Handler

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From: West Chester, OH, USA
Registered: Feb 2008

posted June 27, 2015 01:46 AM

Hi Janice,
Thank you for the tip,it worked like a charm!I ordered a new roller on eBay tonight plus a spare belt.The motor appears to be working strong with the tests I've ran tonight.Again,thank you so much for the help...Douglas

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Narendra Singh
Film Handler

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From: Redmond, WA, USA
Registered: Jul 2015

posted July 12, 2015 01:50 PM

Although I have been visiting this site for quite sometime but became a member just 3 days ago and I am happy that I did so.

I find this site to be very helpful for the 8mm & 16mm hobbyists with lots of well experienced members who are always willing to help, advise and share their experience.

Thank you Janice for your suggestion of adding Goo-Gone to Alcohol.

I gave it a try and it worked wonders. Earlier I used only Alcohol (91% Isopropyl Alcohol) which took a lot of time & effort in removing the gooey mess plus wasting a lot of alcohol in the process. Mixture of Alcohol + Goo-Gone (I used approx. proportion of Alcohol:Goo-Gone::5:1) has made clening & removing the mess much faster and easier. THANK YOU Sir!

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Barry Fritz
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1061
From: Burnsville, MN, USA
Registered: Dec 2009

posted July 12, 2015 04:48 PM

Welcome to the forum Narendra.

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Narendra Singh
Film Handler

Posts: 22
From: Redmond, WA, USA
Registered: Jul 2015

posted July 12, 2015 05:08 PM

Thank you so much for the warm welcome Barry.

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Gary Crawford
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 979
From: Manassas, VA. USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted July 13, 2015 02:59 PM

Welcome to the forum and the hobby. A very respected projector repair person recommended the automobile product, Gumout. It worked miracles for cleaning out the black slime ,etc on an old st1200hd.

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Narendra Singh
Film Handler

Posts: 22
From: Redmond, WA, USA
Registered: Jul 2015

posted July 13, 2015 09:39 PM

Thank you so much for the welcome Gary.

Nice to know that there are other substances that do the job equally well. However I am most satisfied by the quick and easy results I got from the Goo Gone - Acetone combo. I was myself surprised by the excellent results. So I will stick with this. [Smile]

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