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Author Topic: Film Guard fixes *everything*! Mike Beerbower Film Handler Posts: 12 From: Erie, PA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 02-28-2000 12:30 AM                     Last week, I accidentally got some Film Guard on the surface of our rewind bench, and when I wiped it off I found that all the crud on the benchtop came with it. A few days later, our manager was complaining about not being able to get the booth floor clean enough, so I jokingly squirted a little FG on the floor, and "That'll do the trick." The best part, though, was that it really did get all the crap of the floor. So much for industrial floor cleaners! :-)  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-28-2000 12:54 AM                     Last week I totaled my automobile. Today, I squirted some Film-Guard on it and it runs like it was new. Now I am going to put some on the bruise on my shoulder.  |  IP: Logged Ben Wales Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 602 From: Southampton. England Registered: Jul 99 posted 02-28-2000 07:15 AM                     Looks that Brad's Film Guard is on to a winner!  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-28-2000 08:07 AM                        So, does FG work for auditorium floors, too? Anything that will get Coke syrup up without lots of mopping gets a big "thumbs up" from me! (memo to self: buy a media cleaner and order FG)  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-28-2000 08:57 AM                     Try adding some to your gas tank!! Wooooosh..........man I can got over the pass to park city in half the time now. Mark  |  IP: Logged John Walsh Film God Posts: 2490 From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way Registered: Oct 1999 posted 02-28-2000 09:03 AM                     I poured a little Film Guard in my Pespi the other day, and found that by the end of the night I had cleaned all platters, reflectors, made up 13 prints, broke down 8, and still had time to move a AA-II to another theater! But, I'm a professional- don't try this at home!  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 02-28-2000 09:43 AM                     "Kids, please do not try the above tricks at home." Actually, on a more useful note, Joe Redifer and I each used it on a new set of belts in a Christie projector. Unfortunately, I am no longer at that theater and forgot to check the status of the belt shedding right before I left, but it did seem to be noticeably improved in the little time I saw it. Joe, can you report back on that guinea pig set of belts you used it on?  |  IP: Logged Kelsey Black Film Handler Posts: 58 From: Pima, Arizona, USA Registered: Aug 1999 posted 02-28-2000 02:15 PM                     when I die, I want to be enbalmed with Film Guard  |  IP: Logged Colin Wiseley Expert Film Handler Posts: 123 From: Blacksburg, VA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 02-28-2000 03:40 PM                     Try putting film-guard on popcorn - finger lickin' good!  |  IP: Logged Martin Frandsen Master Film Handler Posts: 270 From: Denmark, Europe Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-28-2000 04:29 PM                     Works great as shoe polish as well  |  IP: Logged Dave Williams Wet nipple scene Posts: 1836 From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA Registered: Jan 2000 posted 02-28-2000 05:03 PM                        Its a Dessert Topping... No.. its a floor wax.... wait you two... its a dessert topping AND a floor wax!!! It will pull anything evil out of anything good. just the other day I put a few drops into the sacramental wine and demons flew out of peoples mouths. Then I thought I would try spraying it onto people who ask for refunds. You know what, they changed thier minds! ------------------ "If it's not worth doing, I have allready been there and done it"  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-28-2000 05:50 PM                        About 4 or 5 months ago I put FilmGuard as a lubricant on the belts in the Christie P35GPS projector, much like one would put Panef belt dressing on. The projector turned over much smoother as a result. It got rid of the typical Christie "grind" like the Panef does. The belts have started to shed a wee little bit. It grinds again now, but not as badly. The belts were nearly a year old when I put the FG on them. I still haven't changed them out yet, and by the looks of them it doesn't look they are in dire need of being changed anytime soon. They are well over a year old now. So I would say that using FG on the belts is about as good as using Panef belt dressing. Maybe a bit better, but it is hard to tell.  |  IP: Logged Sean Weitzel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 619 From: Vacaville, CA (1790 miles west of Rockwall) Registered: Dec 1999 posted 02-29-2000 12:09 AM                     Last week, my roomate Chris was whining about his back hurting. I slipped some FilmGuard into his bottle of shampoo in the shower and now he feels like a new man. No more back problems! Thanks, Filmguard!  |  IP: Logged Sean Weitzel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 619 From: Vacaville, CA (1790 miles west of Rockwall) Registered: Dec 1999 posted 02-29-2000 12:13 AM                     I also poured a bottle of FG into the oil fill neck on the engine of my car and ran the motor for just 5 minutes. Together, my other roomate Josh and I removed the oil pan and started up the motor!. it ran cool and smooth!, i've been driving with no oil pan on my car's engine for weeks and noticed a substantial improvement in performance and gas mileage!. No more Valvoline for me!  |  IP: Logged Mike Carro Film Handler Posts: 67 From: Tempe, Az USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 02-29-2000 07:32 AM                        Well, I happened by an adult bookshop the other day and went in to browse. As I walked past the personal lubricant aisle you wouldn't believe what I saw. FilmGuard! Along with and odd looking aplicator that I'm certain wasn't in Brad' s brochure. Brad what are you into now?  |  IP: Logged

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