Post Ad6WkmODeVTr2MCiqu by Penguinflight@mastodon.scot
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 (DIR) Post #Ad6UsGWFpVX8bKP8Qy by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
       2023-12-23T14:28:52Z
       
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       How does one clean #film slides? (i.e. 35mm-ish colour things mounted in cardboard things).  I've just dusted off my dad's Minolta film scanner and a small pile of slides on his desk which have a small amount of random muck on.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad6WkmODeVTr2MCiqu by Penguinflight@mastodon.scot
       2023-12-23T14:49:56Z
       
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       @penguin42 I'd use water.  As in a damp clean cotton cloth.  I'd stretch it over the tip of your finger/nail and get into the edges.  Preferably on a flat surface; you don't want to poke through it.Any form of spirit may dissolve the film.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad6nBFTVjcMq2VK4K8 by Akki@sauropods.win
       2023-12-23T17:53:59Z
       
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       @penguin42 I would use the softest natural paintbrush possible gently rubbed on the side of your nose to sweep any dust off if you can't use a hand held blower bulb. Water is iffy especially for cardboard held slides. Also you have to be aware that it will make the gelatin side swell and be sticky and possibly cause the dust to embed more deeply
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad6yJNvdHsk84PYhcW by Akki@sauropods.win
       2023-12-23T19:40:14Z
       
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       @penguin42 (the nose oil is an important element in the history of cleaning dust off negs)
       
 (DIR) Post #Ad6yJOtXh8fJ4DaY08 by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
       2023-12-23T19:58:43Z
       
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       @Akki now that's just ... odd 🙂