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    Sticky Dark Slides

    Greetings,
    I have two 12x20 Korona film holders that I have been using now for about 20 years.
    The dark slides are metal and are now sticking as I slide them in and out.

    I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions on which product to use to make them glide smoother.

    I was thinking car wax, furniture wax, or maybe Pledge spray.

    I keep the film holders as clean as I can, I am a stickler about clean film holders.

    Any Suggestions?

    Thanks

    Gary
    "People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost." - H. Jackson Brown

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    Re: Sticky Dark Slides

    Your on the right track with your solutions, I use a candle on the edges of the slides and just rub it and down once or twice. Works like a charm

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    Re: Sticky Dark Slides

    If using a candle on the edges, I recommend paraffin (i.e., human-made) rather than beeswax. Beeswax will work, but it is stickier and stiffer. I know, I kept bees for many years. Also, bar soap on edges will work--it works on sticky wood drawers (beeswax, incidentally, does not--too sticky/stiff). The finesse is using very little, and removing any particles so that you just have a coating on the edge. I would avoid liquids. Just what I would do.
    Peter Collins

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    Re: Sticky Dark Slides

    thanks I had the same question!!
    best, Peter

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    Re: Sticky Dark Slides

    Thank you for the quick response.

    Paraffin it is.

    Thanks

    Gary
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    Re: Sticky Dark Slides

    Beeswax yes, nose grease even better.

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