PEC-12 Photographic Emulsion Cleaner - Remove Non-Water Based Stains, Grease & Ink from Emulsions and Bases - For Cleaning 35mm Film, Photo Negative, B&W Slide with Dropper Tip (2oz) 2-Pack

hello,i needed a good quality cleaner for some very old color slides, before i scan them to my hard drive from the scanner. this product works as defined, but has a strong odor that reminds me of the old spirit duplicator (also referred to as a Ditto machine in the US). when the newly filled fluid was installed in the ditto machine and the first few copies were run off, it gave an unusual smell that lingered all day. this Photographic Emulsion Cleaner has that smell. use in a well ventilated area and not near heat sources.it does its job, but i think i will find another less smelly product to do the job. if you can stand the odor, it does a great job on the cleaning end. but....

I'm in the process of scanning more than a thousand Kodachrome slides (some 60 years old) and a huge quantity of photographs and negatives. Some of the photographs have been handled well, others not so well and are extremely dirty.With the Photographic Emulsion cleaner I've been able to remove spots, mold, even the dirt from 50 year old fingerprints. It's worked near miracles. There are some flaws that won't go away, the instructions clearly state that if the product doesn't work the first time, don't try a second, it can't remove every spot and repeated use may damage the emulsion. Certain emulsions will not tolerate the cleaner, a test procedure is outlined on the bottle.The cleaner has an extremely potent odor. If you're doing more than one or two photographs you need to get away from your work area to use it-leaving a window cracked open isn't a bad idea.It doesn't take much, just a little squirt on a cloth, don't use it at all unless a photograph needs it. It looks like this one container may see me through the entire project.

This is great stuff. It's strong and should be used with ventilation. I've been using it for many years.

So far we found this product be very effective for its advertised use. The only downside and I'm sure this is unavoidable is the fumes that it puts off when in use. Now I don't know much about the chemicals but I do know that for a general film cleaner we have switched to a product that we have to pick up locally because it can't be shipped because of its flammability. Interestingly we found this product we picked up locally did not have the harsh fumes of the one we used to get shipped to us. I know this is a review but it makes me wonder if chemicals are added to some of these cleaning compounds so that they can be shipped state to state. And if those chemicals are in fact the ones that add such a harsh aroma. So in closing just note that you'll need to use this product in an extremely well ventilated area. Otherwise we found this product to be extremely effective for its advertised use.

Terrible, dries slowly and leaves a film on the negatives. "F" Not to mention the high cost.

On my first order this came in and was spilled out into the box. The company did right by me and replaced the product for me. I in return bought several more containers from them, because this is the type of company that I like, ones who do right by their clients. This is great for cleaning pictures (always test first) and for cleaning old negatives up. It works and it amazing. I would suggest using in a well ventilated room if the strong odor bothers you.

Used to clean old slides.

I needed to clean some of my Dad's old slides of what looked like mildew. This did a pretty fair and gentle job of it. I didn't opt for the special wipes, as those seem a silly cost premium. I just took some scissors to some plain white Brawny wipes, and that did the trick nicely. I keep a plastic airtight container to put the wipes in and that seems to cut down on the odor after use.The 4 oz. seems to be more than enough for most uses. I did hundreds of slides and I have plenty left. At the very least it has outlasted my enthusiasm for the project, that mercifully is done.