How to clean Negative Film?

[harky]

How to clean Negative Film?
can use zippo?

[KopiOkaya]

How to clean Negative Film?
can use zippo?

Never use any petroleum-based solvent such as Zippo or Ronsonol. You will harm the emulsion. :knock1:

What is wrong with your negatives? Why do you need to clean them?

[bluffname]

Why do you need to clean them?


:rofl: I think the answer is obvious? Dirty mah :rofl:

[KopiOkaya]

:rofl: I think the answer is obvious? Dirty mah :rofl:

But how dirty is "dirty"? Different people has got different tolerance for dirt. Some people clean negatives because they are paranoid... a fingerprint is also considered "dirt" to them. :sweat:

Like an optical lens or a digital image sensor, you don't clean a negative unless absolutely necessary.

[selim]

use few drop of Kodak Photo-Flo to clean the dust and water mark stain on film

[harky]

ahaha i think it dirty le saw some marking...

where to get Kodak Photo-Flo? know the price?

[KopiOkaya]

use few drop of Kodak Photo-Flo to clean the dust and water mark stain on film

Precisely... A few drops of Kodak Photo-Flo or Iford Ilfotol (both are wetting agents) in a basin of water will usually does the trick.

Submerge film into the basin.
Agitate gently for about 30 seconds.
Use a soft sponge or between fingers to squeegee down the film. Be careful, wet film is easily scratched.
Attach film to a clothespins or film clips. Hang dry at a dust-free place.


where to get Kodak Photo-Flo? know the price?

You can buy it from either Ruby Photo or Fei Fei.

The basic ingredients of Kodak Photo-Flo are distilled water, ethylene glycol and p-tert-octylphenoxy polyethoxyethyl alcohol.

An alternative is to use a combination of 1 drop of MaMa Lemon dishwashing detergent (use regular MaMa Lemon only), 1 ml of 70% isopropyl alchohol and 10 ml of distilled water. It will work the same as Photo-Flo. Just don't use too much detergent or else it will leave a layer of residue.