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Charlie Frisby
Film Handler

Posts: 58
From: Guymon, Ok USA, org. from DFW
Registered: Dec 2004

posted 12-29-2004 01:59 PM

Long story short, we're out of cleaning pads,we have Film Guard and we need to use it. The manager recommended spraying the film down, (while running) gently run a towel over the film while runing it to the take up platter soundtrack down, then spraying it down again and runing it right side up. Is this the best method? Are there other methods? Am i gonna fuck up my film?

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Jeremy Fuentes
Mmmm, Dr. Pepper!

Posts: 1168
From: Corpus Christi, TX United States
Registered: Jan 2004

posted 12-29-2004 02:06 PM

So are you gonna stand there while the film is running and spray the entire print down? Not sure if a towel is a good idea..could scratch the print or fabric from the towel could get caught in the sprockets or something like that.

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Charlie Frisby
Film Handler

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From: Guymon, Ok USA, org. from DFW
Registered: Dec 2004

posted 12-29-2004 02:08 PM

the towel is like a cloth diaper towel, smooth. and i don't put too much pressure on the towel either.

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Barry Martin
Expert Film Handler

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From: Newington, CT USA
Registered: Jul 2002

posted 12-29-2004 02:09 PM

I remembered reading this from the Film Guard page in the Products section of the board:

quote:
What if I don't own any media cleaners? You can still use FilmGuard to effectively eliminate static charges and shedding from your prints! The method in this case is simple. Spray a thick cloth with FilmGuard and then wipe the cloth on the top edge of the print as it is laying on the platter. The ideal procedure is to start the platter spinning (from a makeup table or an obstruction in the centerfeed arm) and wipe slowly from outside edge to the center. There should be a definite "wet" glaze to the print. On this next performance, takeup the film "upside down" from your normal procedure and when the show is over, wipe the other side (now up on the platter) in the same manner as before. (Note: using FilmGuard in this manner will not offer cleaning benefits...only the elimination of static and print shedding.)

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Charlie Frisby
Film Handler

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From: Guymon, Ok USA, org. from DFW
Registered: Dec 2004

posted 12-29-2004 02:13 PM

Awesome!!! Thats what i needed to know.

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Jeremy Fuentes
Mmmm, Dr. Pepper!

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From: Corpus Christi, TX United States
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posted 12-29-2004 02:25 PM

Oh, I thought you were planning on Filmguarding the image area of the print, not just for static elimination.

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Charlie Frisby
Film Handler

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From: Guymon, Ok USA, org. from DFW
Registered: Dec 2004

posted 12-29-2004 02:41 PM

well. affectively the film guard seeps about halfay down the image frame, and doing it uside down does the other half of the image frames. You can actually see the film guard covering half the image frames as it goes into the houseing.

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Mike Blakesley
Film God

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From: Forsyth, Montana
Registered: Jun 99

posted 12-29-2004 05:42 PM

If you're seeing the FG "seep across half the image," you are using WAAAAAY too much FG.

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Brad Miller
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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 12-29-2004 09:11 PM

The instructions on how to lubricate and control static on a print without the media pads are in the enclosed instructions with each bottle.

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Monte L Fullmer
Film God

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From: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Registered: Nov 2004

posted 12-30-2004 02:02 AM

..kind of the "pits" when the manager of a theatre doesn't want to spend the small amount of dough for a box of the green media rolls for the Kelmars. Shows that he doesn't really want quality presentations...-worrying about the money too much by cutting corners to save pennies. - Monte

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Brad Miller
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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
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posted 12-30-2004 05:15 AM

A little tip...the green media is abrasive. If you are going to buy Kelmar brand media, specifically request the "white".

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Scott Norwood
Film God

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From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99

posted 12-30-2004 07:52 AM

Or just buy Film-Tech media, which is better and which I believe is cheaper, anyway. [Smile]

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James R. Hammonds, Jr
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 931
From: Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 12-30-2004 11:45 AM

quote: Monte L Fullmer
..kind of the "pits" when the manager of a theatre doesn't want to spend the small amount of dough for a box of the green media rolls for the Kelmars. Shows that he doesn't really want quality presentations...-worrying about the money too much by cutting corners to save pennies. - Monte

Hopefully that's not the case and someone just dropped the ball on keeping track of inventory or they ordered it but the order got delayed for some reason.

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Charlie Frisby
Film Handler

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From: Guymon, Ok USA, org. from DFW
Registered: Dec 2004

posted 01-01-2005 07:01 PM

[ 04-08-2005, 09:31 PM: Message edited by: Charlie Frisby ]

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Brad Miller
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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
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posted 01-01-2005 07:19 PM

quote: Brad Miller
The instructions on how to lubricate and control static on a print without the media pads are in the enclosed instructions with each bottle.

Have you read the instructions? They are quite clear regarding this and there is even a picture.

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