rob_x2004 Posted August 3, 2008 Share #1 Posted August 3, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Your most effective way of de gunking? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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francofile Posted August 3, 2008 Share #2 Posted August 3, 2008 I assume that they are plastic -the time consuming way is with a nail brush and soap. The quick way is in the dishwasher. The easiest of all is to switch to stainless steel!! Good luck Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleeson Posted August 4, 2008 Share #3 Posted August 4, 2008 I second the Stainless Steel recommendation. A little practice in the light, and you'll toss those plastic reels and not look back. And no fear in the dishwasher... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semrich Posted August 4, 2008 Share #4 Posted August 4, 2008 I have never used plastic so I don't have any looking back to do, get Hewes reels they are the best then you will never look back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted August 4, 2008 Share #5 Posted August 4, 2008 The best way is new ones and rinse thoroughly in hot water after each use. Do not let photo-Flow or any of the final stabilizers for color processes near them. You will not get it off ever no matter what which is why you do not but used ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotohuis Posted August 4, 2008 Share #6 Posted August 4, 2008 Plastic reels can be very practical in loading and for most processing it's working also fine. To get rid of the silver and wetting agent adhesive stuff you can put them in blix around 40-50 degrees C and it will be dissolved. To clean them further you can use dental cleaning tabs. Do not use chlorine due to the fact the plastic reels become brittle. Also do not use hot water due to the fact the plastic reel will be damaged. A dish washer will be to hot unless you use the 50 degrees C program. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted August 4, 2008 Share #7 Posted August 4, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Switch to Hewes reels in a Kinderman tank. I did three years ago after having use Patterson tanks and reels since way back. There is no going back. It took a little practicing to thread the reels, but they are so much easier to use. - Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmobile Posted August 10, 2008 Share #8 Posted August 10, 2008 I have had major problems with this. My advice is not pretty, but you wont regret it - I did not: Throw out your old reels. If you use an abrasive to remove gunk you will make the reels stiffer and problematic to load. Heat may buckle them, but I guess a dishwasher might help if the heat is not too high. With your new reels NEVER and I mean never, use wetting agent with the films in the reels. Now I wash the film, remove it from reels and then dunk the loose film in a tub with water & wetting agent. Now my reels have have hudreds of rolls thru, have ZERO gunk and load like new...only better because they are smoother. I tried de-gunking and it simply could not deal with the amount of goo stuck to the old reels. If you do not do large cvolumes of film, replacing the old reels will not cost much and if you remove film from spirals prior to wetting agent immersion you will never have another problem. I got this advice from the web and it has made loading 120 film an absolute cinch as the spirals let the film slip inside with no probs. I now routinely load two 120 rolls onto one spiral and have a 100% sucess rate. No buckling, the film never jams etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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