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Author Topic: Does it only do one film Jeremy M Smith Film Handler Posts: 48 From: Taupo New Zealand Registered: Aug 2008 posted 01-08-2010 04:56 PM                     Does Film Guard 1 Qt. bottle only do one film or did I work it out wrong.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-08-2010 05:13 PM                     One kit contains a 32oz bottle. Roughly 1oz is enough to do an entire movie. In an ideal situation, you would saturate the cleaning media pads on the first showing of a new print and then continue to use those same pads for the rest of the week (rewinding after each show and NOT re-saturating). Some people prefer to cycle a cleaner around between movies, so in that instance they would run auditorium #1 all day Friday, reload pads and re-saturate for auditorium #2 all day Saturday, etc. It just depends on your specific situation, but in no way is one bottle equal to one movie. A quart of FilmGuard will outclean more than a gallon of any other film cleaner.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Althaus Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: Bedford, TX Registered: Dec 2008 posted 01-08-2010 05:33 PM                     Each filmguard post makes me wish I could use it.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 01-08-2010 08:08 PM                     It's the best stuff since homemade baked bread! Convince your uppers to get you a quart of the stuff!  |  IP: Logged Jeremy M Smith Film Handler Posts: 48 From: Taupo New Zealand Registered: Aug 2008 posted 01-08-2010 08:29 PM                     I has taken me about 2 years to get it so many movies I could of saved. I am just hoping that it will get rid of the small scratches on our lovely bones print. ( even the best of us have bad days )  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Althaus Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: Bedford, TX Registered: Dec 2008 posted 01-08-2010 11:17 PM                     Don't think I can convince them. They're pretty set against it, just wish I knew why. I have thought of doing some invisible filmguarding on some bad condition prints.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-08-2010 11:29 PM                     link  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Althaus Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: Bedford, TX Registered: Dec 2008 posted 01-09-2010 12:15 AM                     Ahhhhhh, now that makes sense. Luckily my booth runs well enough that 99% of the time I don't need to use filmguard. We keep our older equipment in good shape that presentations stay crisp and clean.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-09-2010 12:36 AM                        The thing about grudges is that they are often very hard to let go of. It takes a big person (or company) to let bygones be bygones and work towards a better goal.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 01-09-2010 01:06 AM                     quote: Jonathan Althaus Don't think I can convince them. They're pretty set against it, just wish I knew why Only thing that I can see on this is that it's just a booth convenience that has no value compared to doing a task needed for a price. All they see is the $$$ sign in everything and can't see any value of nothing. Strange and sad - cost pennies for a quart that can last for a good while against the dollars spent on other expenses that only lasts a minute. But, after reading Brad's link, I can understand it as well ... a grudge.  |  IP: Logged

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