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Posted by Tyler Skinner (Member # 229) on 12-03-1999, 09:24 PM:
My tech recomends this for cleaning the gate of guck, is it safe on the film? What do you recomend?
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 12-03-1999, 10:02 PM:
I've no idea what you're talking about there, but I do recommend "LPS1 Super Cleaner/Degreaser" for cleaning purposes. Of course, finding this isn't as easy as waltzing into Wal-Mart. Generally you must go to a decent hardware store. A can is around $15 but should last several months to a year. I'm still on my can that's probably 3 years old now, but I run FilmGuard on EVERY print so cleaning isn't really an issue.You can call LPS directly at 800-241-8334 and they will tell you who sells it in your area. Make sure you specify "Super Cleaner/Degreaser" when you go to buy it, as LPS have many different products (and all of the spray cans are almost identical in appearance).
Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 12-03-1999, 10:47 PM:
Or if you can't get to the store, a lick (not literally) of saliva will take care of even the most stubborn stains, I mean gunk.
Posted by Rick Long (Member # 213) on 12-04-1999, 01:07 PM:
Please don't lick your gates. It is not only obscene, but that build-up is probably not good for your health. Besides, the gate could snap shut on your tounge, causing the paramedics to injure themselves, laughing. If using a spray degreaser, please remember to protect the back element of your projection lens(es).
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 12-04-1999, 04:18 PM:
Oops. Thanks Rick! A VERY important bit of info I inadvertantly left out above...ALWAYS spray the degreaser on a shop towel or rag and THEN wipe your projector clean. This is ESPECIALLY important for the sound drum, as your bearings will freeze.
Yet another one of those little booth rules like not bringing a toothbrush anywhere near a running projector.
Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 12-04-1999, 06:28 PM:
Even more inportant than not bringing a toothbrush near a running projector is not to bring a rag near one
Posted by John Wilson (Member # 269) on 12-06-1999, 05:15 AM:
...and never, ever lick your gates while the projector is running either. WE'VE GOT A BLEEDER!!!!
(Sado-masacists, please ignore)
Posted by Wallace Logan (Member # 225) on 12-06-1999, 07:11 AM:
John your wright it is always avalible, cheap
and it does the job.
If the dirt is harder to get off a copper penny works well to.
Posted by Jim Bedford (Member # 4) on 12-06-1999, 01:32 PM:
That "don't bring a rag near a running projector" should have been tatooed on B*ff's arm. In the Nugget booth last month, he moved too fast and got the rag caught in the moving shutter (why he had the shutter cover off, no one knows) but luckily there's a shear pin on the Brenkert intermittent. Unluckily, it takes an hour and a half to replace it. B*ff did that all for free.......If it were up to me, nothing should ever come close to an operating projector, not even a projectionist. Everything should have been properly set up before starting the damn thing up in the first place.
I swipe my gates and spring steels with a dab of Ecco 1500 on a rag. It usually gets 100% of the smegma that's collected there. Be careful tho, it doesn't like some plastics. It also gets sticky or dry masking tape and a huge number of other things off film.
Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about Ecco 1500? Have you tried it with vermouth and an olive?
Posted by Rick Long (Member # 213) on 12-07-1999, 05:48 PM:
With a little vodka, shaken - not stirred.
Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 12-07-1999, 05:57 PM:
Actually should the line be shaken not stirred with a twist (Doctor No)