Film cleaner to remove Photo-flo spots from C-41 negative?

[Jay Decker]

Developed my first batch of C-41 film yesterday. I put too much Photo-flo in the stabilizer and the negatives have spots on them. I need a film cleaner to remove the spots on the negatives. What would you recommend for film cleaner to remove the spots of Photo-flo residue?

[tgtaylor]

I use Edwal Anti-Static Film Cleaner. A little expensive ($12.43 + tax) for 4 fl ozs but does what it's supposed to do. Use with Pec*Pad Non-Abrasive Wipes.

Thomas

[polyglot]

It would be better to re-wash in stabiliser. If you clean with film-cleaner, you are likely to remove the stabiliser and therefore degrade the longevity of the film.

PS don't put PhotoFlo in stabiliser; it already contains surfactants.

[Jay Decker]

It would be better to re-wash in stabiliser. If you clean with film-cleaner, you are likely to remove the stabiliser and therefore degrade the longevity of the film.

PS don't put PhotoFlo in stabiliser; it already contains surfactants.

An interesting note that I should have included in my original post is that the residue spots are only on the non-emulsion side of the film.

Since you brought up the stabilizer and surfactant, does anyone know if the Tetenal C-41 Press Kit stabilizer has surfactant in it? A review on the B&H web site says that you need to add some Photo-flo to avoid water spots.

[polyglot]

Eh, Tetenal I don't know about. The Fuji is plenty soapy.

[SpeedGraphicMan]

Carbon-Tech is illegal in most states now.

You don't need to use photo-flo with c-41

The Stab bath takes care of that.

[Jim Noel]

Carbon-Tech is illegal in most states now.

You don't need to use photo-flo with c-41

The Stab bath takes care of that.

Do you mean Carbon Tetrachloride, usually called carbon tet?
Don't use Photo-flo with anything and you will eliminate many headaches. Edwal's LFN is a lot safer to use as it does not become a catalyst as Photo-Flo does when it gets on reels.

[Kevin Crisp]

Another vote for the Edwal product. Seems like the spots are always on the non-emulsion side.

[SpeedGraphicMan]

Did I say Carbon Tech???

Silly me... Must be all them Caffenol fumes I have been inhaling recently