and those old slides part 2

[kia cat]

Meant to add this, having looked at the first couple of slides, they're dusty & dirty. Any recommends as to what can I clean them up with? Tried the branch of a well known chain of camera specialists; J***ps, as I thought here was a liquid you could get. Got told, "dunno mate, a nice piece of cloth?"

Would it be something like mild [baby] shampoo and either very soft, mineral or distilled water? Thanks

[albaqwerty]

Can't really help Kia, but dust them off as best as poss before getting any sort of liquid near them.
Just wanted to say I hope you and Mrs Kia are coping as best as possible and wish you both a much better 2012 x

[woofgang]

advice here. A can of compressed air sounds a good place to start and not expensive.

[woofgang]

link you idiot...(me not you!)
http://www.openphotog...showthread.php?t=4192

[vulcan]

I have used methylated spirits[ bought at chemist] and cotton buds to clean my slides. Remove excess meths from bud and wipe the slide gently,dry it with a soft cloth or kitchen roll. This works well on Fuji film which I used exclusively,but have not used it on Kodak or other make of film and older film stock may react adversely. Experiment on an unimportant slide first, and if you have a lot to do it's quite time consuming.

[EDDIE51]

DO NOT use water, the slides are made of a type of cellulose gel that will soften and even dissolve in water. A very soft brush camel hair is good, to get rid of the dust. You can buy 'puffer brushes' they have a squeeze bulb to blow off the dust combined with a soft brush. I've just sold one on ebay.