Scratch on B&W film

[Paul Mongillo]

I know this has been addressed before, but I can't find it in the archives. Whe n attempting to deal with a scratch on a negative do you rub grease on the emuls ion side or the other ?

Thanks Paul

[Steve Feldman]

Paul,

I've always used "skin oil" on the emulsion side to diffuse the scratch. You'll find plenty around your nose. It does work.

[David E. Rose]

Put it on whichever side the scratch is on- hopefully not the emulsion side though because that means some of the image is lost.