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Jeff Missinne
Film Handler

Posts: 69
From: Superior, WI USA
Registered: Nov 2012

posted November 15, 2012 02:57 PM

One large-scale film dealer (who shall be nameless!) recommends at his website that his customers clean their films with Goo Gone, a greasy mixture of petroleum solvent and orange oil. Does he really use it himself, or is he just trying to create replacement business?! I've used a little of the stuff occasionally to remove mummified masking tape from the heads of old prints, but clean a whole film with it? No way! [Eek!]

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Douglas Meltzer
Moderator

Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 15, 2012 04:50 PM

Jeff,

Welcome to the Forum!

We've had various threads about using household (and automotive!) products to clean film. Here's one that deals specifically with Goo Gone. Citrus Power!

Doug

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I think there's room for just one more film.....

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