ken davis Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 A quiet night with my wife, cold beer, going through honeymoon memories...sounds nice eh? Sure, until the scanner ejects the negative holder into my beer, dumping it all over my negatives...yuck! I tried wiping them off but there is still a film of stuff on the negs, and some of them I missed in my cleaning. I tried PEC-12 but after reading the bottle it says it's not for water soluable stains. Before I get served for divorce, what's the best way to clean these negs? Thanks from the dog house, Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitmstr Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Have you not rinsed them with water imeediately? If not, you should have :) Try washing them with water and then put them in a tank (whatever container you have - a plastic bowl will do) with Kodak PHOTOFLO solution (to prevent drying spots). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric friedemann Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 1. Wash the negatives in a tray of water and hope the beer comes out. 2. Rinse the negatives in Photo-Flo: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=28196&is=REG 3. Hang the negatives up to dry- perhaps with a bent paper clip for each strip- in a clean, dust-free room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_a._bridges Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Never scan with anything other than Kentucky Bourbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_mitchell5 Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Seriously, that is a bitchin' shame. Now, just try dumping some slides into a load of Grey Goose..... Gone, never to return. What is it with vodka anyway...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen_S Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 You can substitute the rinsing fluid with common dishwashing soap. But don't ask me if this will shorten the negs life; at least it works at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pschuler Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Red wine on an iBook is an ugly combination, too. It fried the display and keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken davis Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 Thanks to all for your very informative replies. Looks like I should drink Photoflo, rinse the negs in Grey Goose, and share some wine with my iBook...no, wait, I read that all wrong... Seriously, I have tons of Photoflo, but I've never used it on color negs so I wasn't sure on that. Gee that stuff is concentrated. Used two drops from an eye dropper in a half gallon of water and the negs are soaking now. I will let you know of the results. Be well, my fellow photo.net friends, and thanks for the help. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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