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| Second Pass Film Cleaning for Regular 8, Super 8 and 16mm film |
| Film cleaning is achieved with Kodak Particle Transfer Rollers, informally referred to as "sticky rollers". Each Reel receives a fresh set of four rollers that gently clean your film by pulling dust and small debris directly from the film, without damage. Kodak Particle Transfer Rollers will typically remove about 50-70% of surface dust and dirt in a single pass. Some dirt may remain because it is embedded in the film's emulsion. We do not try to remove this dirt, because doing so may remove portions of the image as well. |
| No fluid is used because a wet system uses chemicals which can damage your splices and weaken the emulsion of the film. This could also add additional scratches to the film immediately after it has been scanned. Fluid based film cleaners leech plasticizer from the film each time they are used. |
| We offer an optional second pass film cleaning using six Kodak Particle Transfer Rollers during film prep for telecine. The second pass film cleaning is in addition to our standard cleaning and costs a flat $20 for any size order. The Second Pass Film Cleaning removes another 10-15% more dust and is performed on another machine prior to transfer. |
| Above: Super8 film on a Kodak Particle Transfer roller. |
| Above: Second Pass Film cleaner. |
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| Above: Clean roller, Below: Dirt from film on roller |