I have 6-7 rolls of slide film (Kodak, Kodachrome 64) that I shot back in 1984. They slides were stored in the carousel's I use with the projector. (My bad.) Recently I dug up the slides and decided to scan them into my computer for archive and enhancement. Much to my surprise, what looked fine when projected on a wall or screen, actually had a fine blue & green grit covering the entire slide which was picked up by my scanner. (HP_Scanjet 5370C with transparency adapter.) I called Kodak customer support and they have told me that Kodachrome from that period in time was highly susceptible to growing a fungus, which is what I am seeing in my scanned images. The suggestion was to use a strong Isopropyl solution and a cotton ball to clean. Haven't found anything stronger than rubbing alcohol which is about a 4% solution. I've tried using PEC-12, a film cleaning solution and haven't seen much of an improvement.
Besides recreating the trip, any other suggestions on dealing with this problem?
Re: "... Haven't found anything stronger than rubbing alcohol which is about a 4% solution. ..." Unless I'm sadly mistaken, I've got a 16 oz bottle labeled "99% Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol" on the shelf ... from Long's Drug Store! I got it about a month ago, and it only cost a couple of bucks. IIRC they had three varieties of "Rubbing Alcohol ... 77%, 90% and 99% ... on the shelf that day.
It has the number "NCD 12333-9804-1" on the label, and the bar code label is 3 12333 98041 7
"... I've tried using PEC-12, a film cleaning solution and haven't seen much of an improvement. ..."
PEC-12 is a good product. It may not be able to do anything with the mold because the mold has actually eaten into the film surface. If so ... you are probably limited to what you can do with PhotoShop (or equivalent).
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> I have 6-7 rolls of slide film (Kodak, Kodachrome 64) that I shot back > in 1984. They slides were stored in the carousel's I use with the > projector. (My bad.) Recently I dug up the slides and decided to scan > them into my computer for archive and enhancement. Much to my surprise, > what looked fine when projected on a wall or screen, actually had a fine > blue & green grit covering the entire slide which was picked up by my > scanner. (HP_Scanjet 5370C with transparency adapter.) I called Kodak > customer support and they have told me that Kodachrome from that period > in time was highly susceptible to growing a fungus, which is what I am > seeing in my scanned images. The suggestion was to use a strong > Isopropyl solution and a cotton ball to clean. Haven't found anything > stronger than rubbing alcohol which is about a 4% solution. I've tried > using PEC-12, a film cleaning solution and haven't seen much of an > improvement.
> Besides recreating the trip, any other suggestions on dealing with this > problem?
Usually removing fungus from a slide leaves clear spots - the fungus has eaten the original emulsion. The best thing to do is either scan with ICE or remove the spots in Photoshop after scanning. Usually it takes a combination of the two if the fungus is very bad.
> I have 6-7 rolls of slide film (Kodak, Kodachrome 64) that I shot back > in 1984. They slides were stored in the carousel's I use with the > projector. (My bad.) Recently I dug up the slides and decided to scan > them into my computer for archive and enhancement. Much to my surprise, > what looked fine when projected on a wall or screen, actually had a fine > blue & green grit covering the entire slide which was picked up by my > scanner. (HP_Scanjet 5370C with transparency adapter.) I called Kodak > customer support and they have told me that Kodachrome from that period > in time was highly susceptible to growing a fungus, which is what I am > seeing in my scanned images. The suggestion was to use a strong > Isopropyl solution and a cotton ball to clean. Haven't found anything > stronger than rubbing alcohol which is about a 4% solution. I've tried > using PEC-12, a film cleaning solution and haven't seen much of an > improvement.
> Besides recreating the trip, any other suggestions on dealing with this > problem?
> I have 6-7 rolls of slide film (Kodak, Kodachrome 64) that I shot back > in 1984. They slides were stored in the carousel's I use with the > projector. (My bad.) Recently I dug up the slides and decided to scan > them into my computer for archive and enhancement. Much to my surprise, > what looked fine when projected on a wall or screen, actually had a fine > blue & green grit covering the entire slide which was picked up by my > scanner. (HP_Scanjet 5370C with transparency adapter.) I called Kodak > customer support and they have told me that Kodachrome from that period > in time was highly susceptible to growing a fungus, which is what I am > seeing in my scanned images. The suggestion was to use a strong > Isopropyl solution and a cotton ball to clean. Haven't found anything > stronger than rubbing alcohol which is about a 4% solution. I've tried > using PEC-12, a film cleaning solution and haven't seen much of an > improvement.
> Besides recreating the trip, any other suggestions on dealing with this > problem?
Don't know if it would help, but Rite Aid has a 70% rubbing alcohol that's Ethyl alcohol. it's their product # 11822-31386, and it comes in a 1 pint bottle. I use it to clean my trumpet, because the smell of isopropyl alcohol makes me sick
>> I have 6-7 rolls of slide film (Kodak, Kodachrome 64) that I shot back >> in 1984. They slides were stored in the carousel's I use with the >> projector. (My bad.) Recently I dug up the slides and decided to scan >> them into my computer for archive and enhancement. Much to my surprise, >> what looked fine when projected on a wall or screen, actually had a fine >> blue & green grit covering the entire slide which was picked up by my >> scanner. (HP_Scanjet 5370C with transparency adapter.) I called Kodak >> customer support and they have told me that Kodachrome from that period >> in time was highly susceptible to growing a fungus, which is what I am >> seeing in my scanned images. The suggestion was to use a strong >> Isopropyl solution and a cotton ball to clean. Haven't found anything >> stronger than rubbing alcohol which is about a 4% solution. I've tried >> using PEC-12, a film cleaning solution and haven't seen much of an >> improvement.
>> Besides recreating the trip, any other suggestions on dealing with this >> problem?
>Don't know if it would help, but Rite Aid has a 70% rubbing alcohol that's >Ethyl alcohol. it's their product # 11822-31386, and it comes in a 1 pint >bottle. I use it to clean my trumpet, because the smell of isopropyl alcohol >makes me sick
If you bought it at Rite Aid, there's little doubt it contains denaturant additives. If you are concerned about this try a liquor store and buy a jug of grain alcohol ("Everclear" brand). It's 95 percent ethyl alcohol.
> >> I have 6-7 rolls of slide film (Kodak, Kodachrome 64) that I shot back > >> in 1984. They slides were stored in the carousel's I use with the > >> projector. (My bad.) Recently I dug up the slides and decided to scan > >> them into my computer for archive and enhancement. Much to my surprise, > >> what looked fine when projected on a wall or screen, actually had a fine > >> blue & green grit covering the entire slide which was picked up by my > >> scanner. (HP_Scanjet 5370C with transparency adapter.) I called Kodak > >> customer support and they have told me that Kodachrome from that period > >> in time was highly susceptible to growing a fungus, which is what I am > >> seeing in my scanned images. The suggestion was to use a strong > >> Isopropyl solution and a cotton ball to clean. Haven't found anything > >> stronger than rubbing alcohol which is about a 4% solution. I've tried > >> using PEC-12, a film cleaning solution and haven't seen much of an > >> improvement.
> >> Besides recreating the trip, any other suggestions on dealing with this > >> problem?
> >Don't know if it would help, but Rite Aid has a 70% rubbing alcohol that's > >Ethyl alcohol. it's their product # 11822-31386, and it comes in a 1 pint > >bottle. I use it to clean my trumpet, because the smell of isopropyl alcohol > >makes me sick
> If you bought it at Rite Aid, there's little doubt it contains > denaturant additives. If you are concerned about this try a liquor > store and buy a jug of grain alcohol ("Everclear" brand). It's 95 > percent ethyl alcohol.
You are probably right, but I don't drink it, but just use it to clean my trumpet with......I don't know whether the denaturing additives would hurt film or not....I would test anything I bought on a throw-away slide first in any case.....
Thanks all for the suggestions. Seems I may have gotten a little mixed up with the percentage. I've seen an ad for ICE to be used with the scanning. Isn't that a plug-in for Photoshop? It might actually be cheaper for me to buy a plane ticket back to Hawaii and shot again. I've got family there so, hotel is cheap.
>>>>Has anyone else seen a fungus on their slides?
>>>>I have 6-7 rolls of slide film (Kodak, Kodachrome 64) that I shot back >>>>in 1984. They slides were stored in the carousel's I use with the >>>>projector. (My bad.) Recently I dug up the slides and decided to scan >>>>them into my computer for archive and enhancement. Much to my surprise, >>>>what looked fine when projected on a wall or screen, actually had a
> fine
>>>> blue & green grit covering the entire slide which was picked up by my >>>>scanner. (HP_Scanjet 5370C with transparency adapter.) I called Kodak >>>>customer support and they have told me that Kodachrome from that period >>>>in time was highly susceptible to growing a fungus, which is what I am >>>>seeing in my scanned images. The suggestion was to use a strong >>>>Isopropyl solution and a cotton ball to clean. Haven't found anything >>>>stronger than rubbing alcohol which is about a 4% solution. I've tried >>>>using PEC-12, a film cleaning solution and haven't seen much of an >>>>improvement.
>>>>Besides recreating the trip, any other suggestions on dealing with this >>>>problem?
>>>Don't know if it would help, but Rite Aid has a 70% rubbing alcohol
> that's
>>>Ethyl alcohol. it's their product # 11822-31386, and it comes in a 1 pint >>>bottle. I use it to clean my trumpet, because the smell of isopropyl
> alcohol
>>>makes me sick
>>If you bought it at Rite Aid, there's little doubt it contains >>denaturant additives. If you are concerned about this try a liquor >>store and buy a jug of grain alcohol ("Everclear" brand). It's 95 >>percent ethyl alcohol.
> You are probably right, but I don't drink it, but just use it to clean my > trumpet with......I don't know whether the denaturing additives would hurt > film or not....I would test anything I bought on a throw-away slide first in > any case.....
