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Author Topic: White Spots on 35mm films Flavio Stabile Film Handler Posts: 9 From: Roma, Italia, Italia Registered: Mar 2005 posted 01-26-2018 02:30 PM                     Hello Everyone I'm experiening a problem with some of my 35mm films. Some reels now show numerous white spots on each side of them. Can anyone tell me what they are? I attach a photo to show you Thanks Flavio  |  IP: Logged Mitchell Dvoskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1869 From: West Milford, NJ, USA Registered: Jan 2001 posted 01-26-2018 02:42 PM                     Looks like mold, possibly from storage in a damp and/or hot environment. If so, it can be removed with various film cleaners.  |  IP: Logged Donald Brown Expert Film Handler Posts: 131 From: Lincoln, DE Registered: Sep 2009 posted 01-26-2018 03:43 PM                     I would agree with Mitchell's suspicions regarding mold. I had a number of reels that developed a similar appearance while stored in film drawers in an area where the humidity was not controlled.  |  IP: Logged Lindsay Morris Expert Film Handler Posts: 233 From: Darlington, WA, Australia Registered: Sep 2002 posted 01-26-2018 09:08 PM                     Agree with Mitchell & Donald...Mould for sure & Film Guard sorts it really quickly. Had a bundle of 16mm prints stored in poor conditions before I acquired them & all had spots just like that & careful cleaning with FG sorted the problem. There was a lot of dirt on the prints themselves so the FG fixed both issues in one go.  |  IP: Logged Flavio Stabile Film Handler Posts: 9 From: Roma, Italia, Italia Registered: Mar 2005 posted 01-26-2018 11:20 PM                     Many thanks to All! I was worried they started to have some degradation I will try to clean with Film Guard as suggested. Flavio  |  IP: Logged

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