Old Kodachrome Cleaning

[jwcat]

I have many hundreds of slides from 60s-70s that have been kept in the "Cubes". Anyone remember the Cube Projector? I thought the slides would keep better in the closed cubes, but, NOO.

About five years ago I scanned them all, but poorly. I would like to take the one hundred or so "keepers" and clean the crud and filth and small amounts of mold off of them to save many hours of spotting in PS.

What is the best solution for this in both senses? I understand processing much better now and look forward (sort of) to some recovered jewels. Thank you.

 

[charjohncarter]

If you find a way to clean them let me know. Mine have some black spot that will not come off.

 

[wpb]

PEC-12 and a q-tip.

 

[pagpow]

My father has a lifetime of these slides and a few years ago found some with problems. I have not seen them. At that time, Kodak was offering a cleaning service. Don't know if they still do; don't know if it would be cost effective if they do. Just a thought.

PS I wonder whether the cubes might actually have exacerbated the situation, rather than protecting the slides.

 

[Trius]

You might try calling Eastman House and seeing if you can speak to a conservator.

 

[Pherdinand]

actually- sorry for being a bit off-topic - even new kc is rather "dirty" with cardboard dust and fibers from the paper mount they are using as standard. Anybody has a method to clean that off will be very helpful to tell me the secret!