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Author Topic: Cleaning a screen John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-28-2005 09:22 PM                     Years ago there was a guy in Sydney who could clean a cinema screen and make it look like new. Only thing he couldn't clear away was black marker pen...anything else, no problem. Trouble is, now I have one that really needs a good clean but he's moved on and now can't be found. Is there anyone here who has a good cleaning solution to brighten up an old screen? Thanks. John  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 09-28-2005 09:44 PM                     I have a trick that I was taught on an amateur level, yet did the job pretty well: Take two 5 gallon buckets, one half-filled with warm rinse water and the other with the same amount of warm water, but a drop of liquid soap mixed in. Then, take a push broom with towels wrapped around the head. Dip the towels in the soap water and wrap around the broom head, and wipe the screen from top to bottom going two vertical strokes, then rince the towels in the clean water and doing the cycle over with the towels in the soap water. Another thing before you do this, is to vacuum the behind of the screen to vacuum off the "dust bunnies" that are attached to back ofthe screen. "Dust bunnies" love to come through the holes when cleaning and plug up the holes to reduce the hi-freq sound coming through the holes. -Monte  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 09-29-2005 08:16 AM                        The surface coatings on "gain" screens are often very fragile (they are usually sprayed on during manufacture). Even if the coating is not damaged, the reflection characteristics may change enough to be easily seen by the audience. Uncoated "matte" screens are less likely to be damaged.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-29-2005 09:26 AM                     No, it's matte not gain. This guy used to just spray the screen...never touched the surface at all.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 09-29-2005 01:54 PM                        Was the guy a dry-cleaner by day? Alternatively, Model KD1010BOE should take care of any dirt.  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 09-29-2005 03:05 PM                        John wanted to clean the screen Daryl, not strip the paint off the building.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 09-29-2005 03:34 PM                        Sometimes at the Cinemark here, there's a trace odor of diesel exhaust in the air. That always means they've been cleaning the screens. [It's a joke for crying out loud! ] [ 09-30-2005, 09:48 AM: Message edited by: David Stambaugh ]  |  IP: Logged

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