> >"Clicker" <""vze22nn5\"@verizon....@verizon.net> wrote in message
> >news:CXRUb.1145$M8.836@nwrdny02.gnilink.net...
> >> 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.