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Posted by Brent Otte (Member # 865) on 08-03-2002, 10:40 PM:
I am looking into getting some platter covers for my 14 screen projection booth. I am running all SPECO platters. Does anyone have any input on which brand is the best? I just have a few pre-requisites it must be anti-static, and most importantly ... WATER RESISTANT!!!
What are some good sources on purchasing these?
Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 08-04-2002, 02:27 AM:
Some sheets of aluminum foil taped together into platter-sized sheets should do the trick in your leaky booth! 
Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 08-04-2002, 12:14 PM:
I take it then that the roof is already leaking? Or did the fire dept. insist on putting sprinkler heads directly over the platter decks? 
Posted by Brent Otte (Member # 865) on 08-04-2002, 04:53 PM:
Yes, there are leaks in the roof from our Air Conditioners. And yes, the fire Department did Insist on a spinkler head over each unit.The tin foil sounds like a good idea, however, I would like something more professional.
Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 08-04-2002, 06:12 PM:
The fire dept. must have been worried about that flammable nitrate film laying there on that big 'lazy Susan'.
Posted by Bernard Tonks (Member # 809) on 08-04-2002, 06:25 PM:
Joe's tin foil is a good idea. Emergency Foil Blankets should be ideal and more than large enough to fit a platter.
RS (Radio Spares UK) in their Health & Safety First Aid section supply strong aluminium sheets for body protection which fold easily. A pack of two foil blankets would cost only about $10. Sheets measure 51 x 80 inches.
You will find them if you search http://rswww.com
Posted by Ky Boyd (Member # 23) on 08-04-2002, 09:23 PM:
SPECO makes a good platter cover...you can get them from Scott Hicks at American Cinema Equipment in Portland, OR.
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 08-04-2002, 09:24 PM:
For your purposes, a drop cloth would be the perfect solution. Just make sure to find a real thick one, and not the super cheap "use once and throw away" kind.
Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 08-04-2002, 09:45 PM:
THere used to be reel good ones here made for famous players out of an thick anti static vynyl like barbque covers
Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 08-04-2002, 11:54 PM:
I was on the phone with my psychic and she thinks that the guy who runs Film-Tech Digital might invent the perfect platter blanket if enough people hollered. Yes? No? Maybe?
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 08-05-2002, 12:25 AM:
It's already out Manny. It's called FilmGuard. Several theaters have had roof leaks on FilmGuarded prints with no adverse effects. Likewise, theaters that run their prints "dry" were able to liberally apply FilmGuard to the edges of a print that got wet also without any adverse effects.