Re: [ARSCLIST] Foam Flange Glue Removal

[Rod Stephens <savecal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As a semi retired motion picture editor, AKA archivist for Family
Theater Productions, I'd take a piece of unimportant old spliced mag.
stripe and try it, and it should clear the vault of the vinegar smell,
too, for a time.

Rod Stephens

Nancy Mysel wrote:

> Something that works and isn't carcinogenic?  Inconceivable!
>
> Do you think this would be safe to use directly on the oxide side of 35mm
> fullcoat mag tracks?  We encountered a bad batch of splicing tape that left
> terrible goo lines that have proven difficult and time consuming to remove.
> (These are preservation elements so long term effects are definitely a
> concern.)
> -- nancy
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> Nancy Mysel
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 1:24 PM
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Foam Flange Glue Removal
>
>
> No - it is in a different area in the archives, Mick has nothing to do with
> it - or at least I don't think so - I will see him next week and ask...
>
> I saw it with my own eyes - straight out of the bottle, put on a swab -
> wiped over the surface - and the stuff is just gone, poof, and no noticeable
> effects on anything other then the glue. The tape looked great. There may be
> some long term longevity issues - but the goal in this situation is to just
> get the gook off and make a copy so I was not thinking about "long term" in
> these particular situations anyhow. As I mentioned they experimented with
> two different types - but as described they chose one of them because it was
> less aggressive. Interestingly years ago before 3M went out of the business
> - I was told that they spent a huge amount of money researching this (after
> all they had the problem in the first place) and found that Triclor was the
> ONLY thing that worked. I never thought of questioning it.
>
> The stuff works great - much better then Triclor.
>
> And as an added feature - - -  I had a cold when I visited and a nice person
> at the archive gave me a small bottle which I opened up in the hotel room
> and it filled the room with that lovely fragrance, and it did make breathing
> easier. I had to leave it behind however - I did not want to have to explain
> to customs what it was.... now that has me wondering if there is a
> connection between nasal congestion and Flange glue - LOL. But seriously -
> it works really well. No reservations on recommending this one.
>
> Jim Lindner
>
> *