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Osama
2010-03-01 23:05:32 UTC
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Found some old 35m negatives but they are stuck together.
I have them soaking in water at moment but doesn't seem to be separating
them. Don't want to pull apart as it might damage them.
Any tips, ideas to separate.
Cheers
O
Jeff R.
2010-03-02 07:19:50 UTC
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Post by Osama
Found some old 35m negatives but they are stuck together.
I have them soaking in water at moment but doesn't seem to be separating
them. Don't want to pull apart as it might damage them.
Any tips, ideas to separate.
Cheers
O
What you're doing; i.e. soak.

Add some wetting solution, too.

Patience.

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Jeff R.
Osama
2010-03-04 11:57:30 UTC
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Post by Osama
Found some old 35m negatives but they are stuck together.
I have them soaking in water at moment but doesn't seem to be separating
them. Don't want to pull apart as it might damage them.
Any tips, ideas to separate.
Cheers
O
What you're doing; i.e. soak.
Add some wetting solution, too.
Patience.
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Jeff R.
Thanks for your help.
They finally separated with gentle pressure.
Problem now is that one side of each negative is sticky.
Should I give them a dunk in some soapy water to neutralise?
Cheers,
O
Jeff R.
2010-03-04 12:11:46 UTC
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Post by Osama
Post by Jeff R.
Post by Osama
Found some old 35m negatives but they are stuck together.
I have them soaking in water at moment but doesn't seem to be separating
them. Don't want to pull apart as it might damage them.
Any tips, ideas to separate.
Cheers
O
What you're doing; i.e. soak.
Add some wetting solution, too.
Patience.
--
Jeff R.
Thanks for your help.
They finally separated with gentle pressure.
Problem now is that one side of each negative is sticky.
Should I give them a dunk in some soapy water to neutralise?
Cheers,
O
Sticky when dried out?
Soapy water and gentle pressure on the non-emulsion side. Be careful not to
dislodge-drag-scratch the emulsion.
Put up with it on the emulsion side.

Sticky when still wet?
(?)
Let it dry.
Completely.

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Jeff R.
k
2010-03-10 11:28:02 UTC
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"Jeff R." <***@this.ng> wrote in message news:4b8fa384$0$12922$***@news.optusnet.com.au...
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| "Osama" <***@obama> wrote in message
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| > On 2/03/2010 6:19 PM, Jeff R. wrote:
| >> "Osama"<***@obama> wrote in message
| >> news:4b8c483c$0$5591$***@news.optusnet.com.au...
| >>> Found some old 35m negatives but they are stuck together.
| >>> I have them soaking in water at moment but doesn't seem to be
separating
| >>> them. Don't want to pull apart as it might damage them.
| >>> Any tips, ideas to separate.
| >>> Cheers
| >>> O
| >>
| >> What you're doing; i.e. soak.
| >>
| >> Add some wetting solution, too.
| >>
| >> Patience.
| >>
| >> --
| >> Jeff R.
| >>
| >
| > Thanks for your help.
| > They finally separated with gentle pressure.
| > Problem now is that one side of each negative is sticky.
| > Should I give them a dunk in some soapy water to neutralise?
| > Cheers,
| > O
|
| Sticky when dried out?
| Soapy water and gentle pressure on the non-emulsion side. Be careful not
to
| dislodge-drag-scratch the emulsion.
| Put up with it on the emulsion side.
|
| Sticky when still wet?
| (?)
| Let it dry.
| Completely.


you can also use ethanol in he water wash to assist drying, it'll also
harden the gelatin
rwalker
2010-03-10 20:57:24 UTC
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:28:02 +0800, "k" <***@PING.com> wrote:
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| Sticky when still wet?
| (?)
| Let it dry.
| Completely.
you can also use ethanol in he water wash to assist drying, it'll also
harden the gelatin
So how did they finally come out? When I was young and stupid I made
the mistake of forcing some negatives apart and have regretted it ever
since.
Osama
2010-03-10 21:18:00 UTC
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Post by rwalker
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Post by k
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| Sticky when still wet?
| (?)
| Let it dry.
| Completely.
you can also use ethanol in he water wash to assist drying, it'll also
harden the gelatin
So how did they finally come out? When I was young and stupid I made
the mistake of forcing some negatives apart and have regretted it ever
since.
They finally dried. The neg itself looks OK but there is like a water
mark residue on the back. I'm playing with some frames I don't need to
see if I can remove it.
Thanks,
O

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