I was surprised to discover that I could find no reference to the archival affects of cleaning transparencies and negatives with lighter fluid. I know for a fact that several professional labs in New York City use this method to clean these originals before scanning or printing. Aside from the fact that lighter fluid is more readily available and cheaper than TEC cleaner I was hoping to glean some information from more neutral parties than the manufacturer of that product. But as a photographer who is apprehensive about drum scan fluids and now lighter fluid in the handling of my originals I'd like to see if others have had any experience in addressing answers to these same concerns... thanks.
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