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Author Topic: Wouldn't You Like To See The Booth Some of The Bad Prints Came From? John Walsh Film God Posts: 2490 From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way Registered: Oct 1999 posted 02-01-2001 04:34 PM                     If someone has a reel of film that gets wet, maybe they could run it through several interlocked projectors. I mean, they'd have to think it out, first. Maybe blow clean compressed air on it to get most of the water off, maybe a film cleaner (with Film Guard) at the end. Then, wipe out the projectors and any rollers it passed through, etc. Hey, I know it's not the best idea (sending it back is.) But, if you can't for some reason...  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 02-01-2001 09:08 PM                     I think you would have a total disaster on your hands if you tried to run wet film through your projector (s).  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 02-02-2001 05:52 AM                        Paul is correct, the wet gelatin would quickly build up on the hot gate components, and the soft emulsion could be scraped off the film. ------------------ John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging Eastman Kodak Company Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419 Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA Tel: 716-477-5325 Cell: 716-781-4036 Fax: 716-722-7243 E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion  |  IP: Logged John Walsh Film God Posts: 2490 From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way Registered: Oct 1999 posted 02-02-2001 10:35 AM                     Opps! I'd better withdraw the suggestion. I remind myself of the expression: "If he had half a brain, he'd be dangerous ...!"  |  IP: Logged

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