Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Anyone try it? Edwal is pretty high priced stuff compared to a quart of alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 Just a few years back I bought a quart of Edwal for $40's. Now it is $70's and B&H wont ship due to restrictions. Another reason to look for a fast drying, film cleaner replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 (edited) My main concern is not in the film cleaning qualities of alcohol, but in the long-term effects it has on film. Some of these cleaners' stink to high hell. Beside $$, you feel like you are getting fumigated along with the film. So, I can't say commercial cleaners are just some benign chemicals that are being used and may not have any long-term effects on film. Alcohol seems the most benign. If you want the deepest of hand-cleaning, then you use a slow drying cleaner, like Filmrenew. But sometimes you can get by with a fast cleaning of film that is not too filthy. The problem with a slow drying cleaner is it takes many, many passes on the rewind bench to dry the film. I know alcohol can clean film, no question about that, as I've used it a few times in the form of alcohol wipes. But only on a few inches of film at a time. Never have tried it on an entire reel. <><><><> ‘The Birth of the Beatniks’ 1945 DDTJRAC Edited February 28, 2022 by Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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