Whats the best thing to use to clean oily fingerprints off darkslides. Soap and water; Alcohol?
Whats the best thing to use to clean oily fingerprints off darkslides. Soap and water; Alcohol?
Wayne,
Try a product called Brilliantize. Light Impressions and other market it to clean plexiglass and glass. It cleans holders well, and reduces static electricity. John Sexton recommended it at a Canyon de Chelly workshop. It works well. bob
Soap and water or Fantastic also work.
You mean my bad breath and the sleeve of my cotton shirts weren't what I'm supposed to use?
Dean
Dean Lastoria
Dean: Unless you wanted your photos to stink... Sorry, couldn't resist.
A product sold at grocery stores called "Dust Off" will clean them and also, in theory at least, help prevent dust from staying on them. Just make sure you wipe them completely dry before loading the holder with film.
Brian Ellis
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I use Dust Off on our furnace air filters to trap more dust than they would otherwise. The product feels like a very thin oil.Originally Posted by Brian Ellis
I've bought quite a few used holders in the last couple of years. The first thing I do is clean them thoroughly with Windex, outside and the slides. Then I blow them out with compressed air, and finally cover both sides of the slides and the outside of the holder with a thin coat of Renaissance Wax.
I think the most important part of that is blowing them out--you would not believe how much dust comes out. The other day it looked like I was blowing a cloud out of a couple of them. Stickiness we can live with; clear spots all over our negs, not so much, I think.
Thanks, but I'd rather just watch:
Large format: http://flickr.com/michaeldarnton
Mostly 35mm: http://flickr.com/mdarnton
You want digital, color, etc?: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stradofear
I use to keep bees and knowing beeswax I recommend AGAINST using it on dark slides. It actually is quite sticky. It WON'T work on sticking/stuck drawers, for example. Paraffin is quite different and may do the trick.
Last edited by Peter Collins; 31-Aug-2017 at 15:18. Reason: mastering the mother tongue
Peter Collins
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I think, if a clean/dry dark slide made for a particular clean/dry film holder doesn't move freely, there must be other issues to address.
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