On 2018-03-30 9:21 AM, emanuel stiebler via cctalk wrote: > On 2018-03-29 14:50, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > >> I would, of course, play with doing a few frames manually. >> At least to get any idea of what SIZE the whole thing will need to be. >> But, once that's working acceptably, a good mechanical system is >> essential. There are SO many cards to scan that an auto-loader becomes >> worthwhile. Otherwise, you are looking at MONTHS to scan a few hundred >> cards. > > Just as we talk about scanning hundreds of them. How do you guys clean > the fiche before scanning? Some of mine spent some life in garages, > boxes wherever, and definitely have dust & dirt on them ...
It should be possible to clean in the same way that oil-mounted film is cleaned after scanning - often IPA (with minimal water content, say 99%!) There are also some specialised products I found in a quick google: * Kami http://www.aztek.net/kami-rc2001-film-cleaner-1-liter/ * Varn https://www.baypressservices.com/acatalog/Film-Cleaner-Varn.html * Anchor https://www.fujifilmdirect.com/index.php/offset-printing/prepress-1/film-chemistry/film-kleen-7065-anti-stat-5-gallon-pail.html * https://www.rbpchemical.com/product/special-film-cleaner/ etc --Toby
