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old negatives, How to clean


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50-60 years ago.

I shot a lot of B&W film that I never printed.

 

now my wife is scanning all the old negatives.

I have a batch of single frame 127 B&W negs. apparently

I was careful as none have turned brown.

How do I clean these negatives so we can scan them.?

I also have long strips of 35mm 30 years old, that need cleaning.

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Kodak film cleaner from the good old days of 127 film was hexane, a decent substitute is ordinary Ronsonol lighter fluid in the yellow bottles. 98% isopropyl alcohol is a good choice as well, it dries faster than 70%, and it does not contain oils like some brands of 70% rubbing alcohol.

 

Your choice of solvent mainly depends on what your are trying to remove from the negatives.

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i asked a friend, former owner of a photo manufacturing company. ( dyna-lite),

he passed it off to a pro photographer, who rambled on, and then said he tossed out all his negatives.

 

I have access to fome fairly pure al;cohol

and finally got walmart to sell me lighter fluid ( for old lens diaphragme)

thanks all.

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