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Author Topic: Proper cloth FilmGuard application Dan Chilton Expert Film Handler Posts: 191 From: Springfield, MO Registered: Mar 2004 posted 11-10-2005 04:55 PM                        I just received my first bottle of FilmGuard today (YAY!). I don't have a film cleaner yet, so I'd like to apply during rewind with a saturated cloth, but before I do... I have a few questions: 1. How fast or slow should I rewind the film when applying the FilmGuard? 2. How often should I move the cloth around during application (to use a less dirty portion of the cloth)? 3. How much FilmGuard should I use? I know Brad said that over-application is nearly a non-issue, but what about under-application, if there is such a thing? I read over the instruction sheet, and while I'm not against applying the FG to the sides of the film on the core, I'd still like to reap some of the picture cleaning properties. Thanks in advance for the help, guys!  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 11-10-2005 10:34 PM                     A general guideline is that you should use 1 ounce over the course of a 2 hour movie. Some other guys can probably chime in with their best results with cleaning by hand. I've always used the Kelmar cleaning machine.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 11-10-2005 10:41 PM                     Just experiment. You could just place the bottle BESIDE the film and it will be improved. Are you running on reels? If space permits between the reel and the film trap just put a bit of FG on a cloth and add it while it's running and take a look at the difference out the port glass. Some care is obviously needed doing this to make sure the film doesn't take the cloth with it. Enjoy the eighth wonder of the world. John  |  IP: Logged Steve Scott Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1300 From: Minneapolis, MN Registered: Sep 2000 posted 11-10-2005 11:39 PM                     Brad's quote of one ounce per 2 hours of film is about the correct proportioning. Depending on the quality of prints you receive, you will have the best results by varying the "spot" you run the film through on the cloth. If the print is lab new, you may only need to rotate the placement of the cloth as little as three times per reel, as long as the dirt/dust buildup isn't becoming objectionable. Obviously, secondhand prints will require more rotating, refolding, and spraying of new cloths. Just remember not to use more than 1 oz. per 2 hours. Experiment, you've got the bottle, give it a try!  |  IP: Logged Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 11-11-2005 01:20 AM                     This is the ONLY type of cloth you should ever use to clean your film. KIMTECH wipes It's lint-less, and has a texture similar to FilmTech Media. Just be sure to let the film glide through it and don't apply pressure, that will prevent scratching and will lay down the FilmGuard in streaks/lines the way a Kelmar cleaner does.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 11-12-2005 02:53 PM                        So Dan, streaks and lines are OK? Before I got the Kelmar unit, I did a few prints by hand and was intimidated by the streaky application. My gut was telling me to wet the entire surface uniformly, and of course this to a hellofa lot more cleaner than is recommended, but it sure cleaned it and the print looked nearly mint on the screen.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 11-12-2005 04:30 PM                     Physical streaking of the FilmGuard layer on the print when looking at it under a light is perfectly normal.  |  IP: Logged Christopher Seo Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 530 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-13-2005 03:50 AM                     Hey Dan, So are these "KIMTECH Pure CL5" wipes better than the "ScottPure Critical Task" wipes that I was using? (Where do they come up with these names, huh?)  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 11-13-2005 04:47 AM                        the stuff we use is called "pec pads". i'm sure the material is virtually the same as the above named brands. basically a thin square of cottony felt. i buy it from a photo supply store. carl  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 11-13-2005 09:41 AM                     I'm still cleaning film at home using cut-up T-shirt material in a thick pad. When the top layer gets dirty, peel it off and go with the new layer. No problems with this method yet, plus, I use little FilmGuard. At work, I use the Kelmar cleaner. It does a nice job too. Besides the great cleaning abilities of FG, I REALLY like how quietly the prints run thru the projectors. Even with prints that were cleaned WEEKS ago. Very nice.  |  IP: Logged Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 11-13-2005 01:14 PM                     Chris, They're the exact same thing. They have either changed the name or offer them in different packaging.  |  IP: Logged Steve Scott Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1300 From: Minneapolis, MN Registered: Sep 2000 posted 11-13-2005 01:31 PM                     I've been subjected to several different "critical task" wipes through our local dealer, being lint-free is the major feature to look for. Toilet paper is the only paper with a true "critical task"  |  IP: Logged Bruce Hansen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 847 From: Stone Mountain, GA, USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 11-13-2005 06:28 PM                     I like to use a soft cloth that has been folded over several times, and ends up being about 6" X 6". I give it two sprays with film guard, and then fold it around the film, with the fold faceing me. With the film running right to left, I put my right hand around the folded cloth, with my fingers on the top, and thumb on the bottom. Using the tips of my thumb, and the finger next to my thumb to hold the cloth, but not putting any pressure on the film. Then I cock my hand a little clockwise, so that the film makes a lazy Z as it goes through the cloth. This way there is no pressure on the film, but it is in good contact with the cloth on both sides. I clean the film twice the first time I clean it, then once before each time I run it (after the first time).  |  IP: Logged Thomas Dieter Expert Film Handler Posts: 234 From: Yakima, WA Registered: Jun 2004 posted 11-14-2005 12:21 AM                     Okay, I have since gotten a Media Cleaner, but I want to know, about how many sprays is 1 ounce? I use to take a cloth, and spay it about 3 or 4 times to clean the first half of the movie, and then the same for the second half. With that, about how many sprays equal 1 ouch of FG on a rag?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 11-14-2005 05:44 AM                     Just saturate the pads until they can't hold anymore. That's pretty much ideal.  |  IP: Logged

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