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Topic: What film cleaning fluid for which film stock?
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Osi Osgood
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Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted October 17, 2012 01:57 PM
A question from a good cine friend brought up a question I have never actually seen on the forums, and I think it could be helpful if true ...
Are there certain film cleaning fluids that work either better or worse with certain film stocks?
For instance (to just pose a question and not make a factual statement), would AGFA tend to suffer under "Film Renew", while LPP would work better?
Would an acetate print tend to be dried out by this or that cleaner, where a polyester film print would not? After all, much of the film stocks out there do have a high alcohol base to them and alcohol does tend to have a drying affect.
... and, can a prints actual "base" (dyes) actually "fleck" off if an improper film cleaner, for that film stock, is used?
Your comments, oh learned colleagues?
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Hugh Thompson Scott
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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted October 18, 2012 04:14 AM
The only film lubricants I.ve used on film Osi are the original 2.22 that was made by Kanus Chemicals which sadly is no longer available and was the only one that did indeed hide surface marks, the original Thermofilm from Gemini that was just as good,I now use Filmrenew from Urbanski and Cresclene from CHC which do the job.Neither is a substitute for the first two, but various chemicals have been outlawed in manufacturing by the global warming mob, so that is bound to affect the end result.When I first started in this hobby in '69, I used to clean film with Carbon Tetrachloride until I was warned off it by my Father,and rightly so as it is deadly.Regarding the nylon film bases used now,I honestly can't see any film lube/cleaner having any detrimental effect on them as they wont penetrate the film base.Just to add, I've never had film emulsion break away from the film base of either acetate or estar stock.
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