walter_degroot Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryp Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/shop/3317/">Film Cleaning Solutions</a><p> <a href="mailto:henryp@bhphotovideo.com">Henry Posner</a><br> <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/"><b>B&H Photo-Video</b></a> Henry Posner B&H Photo-Video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_degroot Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 thanks for the answer so it cannot be shipped? I am 120 miles away and never get to the "big apple" would like to visit the store , tho, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank.schifano Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Walter, Adorama has a similar, if not identical, lineup of film cleaning solutions. They will ship. Sorry Henry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_waller Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I use 70 percent isopropyl alcohol (medical alcohol), available from most pharmacies, and Kleenex tissues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sunley Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I use something called Tetenal, and it also cleans glass plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_degroot Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_briggs2 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Kodak has a publication with tips on cleaning photographic materials. Their recommendation is isopropyl alcohol of purity 98% or better. See publication CIS-145, "Recommendations for Cleaning Photographic Materials", at http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/cis145/cis145.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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