>"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