Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: How to clean emulsion stains off projector head ??

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Posted by Bill Langfield (Member # 818) on 03-02-2008, 12:49 PM:

Does anyone have a suggestion of the best product or Chemical to clean that pink/purple
emulsion stain off hammer tone paint paintwork? (Namely on the VIC 5/8 head/gate area).

I've noticing the stains build up over the years.
Everyone wipes down the machines after each run.
However after a year off due to illness, and coming back I can really notice it
and is p#ssing me off not being able to remove it.

The Victoria's should be Hammertone Green/Blue, not PINK!!!!!!!!!!!

(Weird thing is, only 4 the projectors are stained or show signs of staining the other 12 look fine enough.
perhaps they were painted on a wet windy night in winter and never set!!??)

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 03-02-2008, 06:33 PM:

(wonder if good ol 70% isoprop rubbing alcohol would do the trick in removing that emulsion residue..)

Posted by Scott Christopher (Member # 834) on 03-03-2008, 02:14 AM:

I've used window/glass cleaner on the machines here and they come up really well. The two products i've used here are "Armorall Glass Cleaner" and another called "sparkle". it's also good for cleaning the sprockets.