problems with magnetic striping on ektachrome 64T

Post by **audadvnc** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:16 pm

A secondary effect of removing the lubricant is that it will have more friction when running through a projector or telecine, so after you've delubed the film and applied sound stripe you'll need to relube your film with Ecco or other suitable chemical.

Post by **tim** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:23 pm

An alternative is to lubricate the film path in the projector. This is best done with a good spray polish, such as Pledge, which also helps clean the rubbing surfaces and sound heads.

Post by **tim** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:27 pm

One further point with regard to cleaning. It is advisable to clean film at least twice before striping. However, when using pure isopropyl alcohol (propan-2-ol) the second cleaning should be at least 24 h after the first since the first clean seems to 'activate' the emulsion surface.

For striped film, cleaning with isopropyl alcohol should not be repeated with 7 days, since the first clean seem to soften the stripe so that more is removed on a second clean after a shorter interval.