HELP - Damaged Negatives

kennethw · 16th January 2006

Sorry if this has been asked before, but getting desperate....

I've just started scanning in my old negatives and found many to be 'damaged' as in starting to get fungus. Some questions, please:

- How to clean / restore negatives?
- How to store negatives?

I thought I was being good and getting sleeves to store my negatives, but no good. What I have also found is that the negative holders that I've been using that I bought in Canada many years ago with now 15 year old negatives seem to be OK; they are the type that go into a 3 ring-binder and load from the side (they way that the photo-processors cheap ones). But the ones that are top-loading seem to get damages; probably more exposed to the environment.

Don't know if the sleeves I have are acid-free or whatever that I have been reading on the other threads.

Noticed that some of my favourite pictures from yesteryear are damaged. An example:

Please HELP.

Thanks.

kennethw · 19th January 2006

I guess there's always photoshop....

yaoxing · 11th June 2006

I also have many rolls of films with dust and dirt stuck to it. After scanning also has the characteristic yellow blotches like yours. Any way to remove those sticky dirt by washing? Any fluid to use?

sabahan · 12th June 2006

Yes,CP is selling some emulsion cleaner PEC-12 cost S$28.also you have to use the lint free tissue to clean the Neg.the lint free tissue cost about S$15 per pack of 100

yellowlemonie · 13th June 2006

well, washing under running water would help, and then drying in a drying cabinet....

although proper storage/archival sleeves are always the best way. how come dust will get into the sleeve anyway?

if you thinking of scanning digitally and if the negatives are scratched/dust that cannot be removed, get a Coolscan and make use of the digital ICE feature that removes dust and scratches.... for a handsome price of course...

16th January 2006	#1
kennethw Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,131	HELP - Damaged Negatives Sorry if this has been asked before, but getting desperate.... I've just started scanning in my old negatives and found many to be 'damaged' as in starting to get fungus. Some questions, please: - How to clean / restore negatives? - How to store negatives? I thought I was being good and getting sleeves to store my negatives, but no good. What I have also found is that the negative holders that I've been using that I bought in Canada many years ago with now 15 year old negatives seem to be OK; they are the type that go into a 3 ring-binder and load from the side (they way that the photo-processors cheap ones). But the ones that are top-loading seem to get damages; probably more exposed to the environment. Don't know if the sleeves I have are acid-free or whatever that I have been reading on the other threads. Noticed that some of my favourite pictures from yesteryear are damaged. An example: Please HELP. Thanks. Last edited by kennethw; 16th January 2006 at 11:23 PM.

19th January 2006	#2
kennethw Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,131	Re: HELP - Damaged Negatives I guess there's always photoshop....

11th June 2006	#3
yaoxing Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bedok, Singapore Posts: 773	Re: HELP - Damaged Negatives I also have many rolls of films with dust and dirt stuck to it. After scanning also has the characteristic yellow blotches like yours. Any way to remove those sticky dirt by washing? Any fluid to use?

12th June 2006	#4
sabahan Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 329	Re: HELP - Damaged Negatives Yes,CP is selling some emulsion cleaner PEC-12 cost S$28.also you have to use the lint free tissue to clean the Neg.the lint free tissue cost about S$15 per pack of 100

13th June 2006	#5
yellowlemonie Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hobbitshire Posts: 299	Re: HELP - Damaged Negatives well, washing under running water would help, and then drying in a drying cabinet.... although proper storage/archival sleeves are always the best way. how come dust will get into the sleeve anyway? if you thinking of scanning digitally and if the negatives are scratched/dust that cannot be removed, get a Coolscan and make use of the digital ICE feature that removes dust and scratches.... for a handsome price of course...