Drum scanning materials (on a budget) in the UK

[lrochfort]

Hello all,

I've recently acquired an ICG 355i for effectively nothing and am researching sources for scanning materials in the UK.

Haynes Graphic Arts seems to be the de facto source for Kami materials in the UK, but is rather expensive for someone on a budget.

http://www.haynes-graphic-arts.co.uk/scanning.html
http://www.haynes-graphic-arts.co.uk/kami.html

Could people please suggest alternatives to the Kami materials and where to get them?

People have suggested that 100 micron polyester sheets and polyester tape are good. Also pure mineral oil.

My shopping list is:

Tape
Oil
Mounting plastic sheets
Cloths
Drum cleaner
Film cleaner

Many thanks,
Laurence.