After "Nose Greasing" a negative you... ?

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What should you do with a negative that you've used 'nose grease' to hide scratches when printing? wash it? leave it?

-- Nigel Smith (nlandgl@unite.com.au), November 21, 2001

Answers

Wipe it across your nose to put the grease back on it.

-- Alec (alecj@bellsouth.net), November 21, 2001.

Wash it in a photo-flo solution

-- Tim Brown (brownt@flash.net), November 21, 2001.

Yukkk! I know it sometimes works, but there are more hygienic alternatives, like silicone grease, for example. Whatever you use, just wipe the neg afterwards with a lens tissue.

-- Pete Andrews (p.l.andrews@bham.ac.uk), November 21, 2001.

I've got a question rather than an answer: do you collect your nose grease from the outer or the inner part of your nose ?

-- George Papantoniou (papanton@hol.gr), November 21, 2001.

Most "nose grease" (and finger grease) is slightly acidic and could affect the long-term archival status of your negatives.

-- Michael Feldman (mfeldman@qwest.net), November 21, 2001.


George... collecting from inside your nose it would be 'snot' ;)

Pete, silicon grease? this a photo specific item or a generic thing? More details please?

-- Nigel Smith (nlandgl@unite.com.au), November 21, 2001.


For goodness sakes, buy some Edwals No-Scratch and a bottle of film cleaner. The No-Scratch matches the index of refraction of the film base, and film cleaner, well, cleans the film when you're done. Nose grease- yecch.

-- Conrad Hoffman (choffman@rpa.net), November 21, 2001.

thanks Conrad, I will go in search of some!

BTW, nose grease isn't that ugly..

-- Nigel Smith (nlandgl@unite.com.au), November 21, 2001.


You're really hung up on this nose grease thing, aren't you Nigel?

I'd seek professional help for that if I were you. No telling where that obsession could lead you.

-- Alec (alecj@bellsouth.net), November 22, 2001.


lol! Alec... I do know it works!

-- Nigel Smith (nlandgl@unite.com.au), November 22, 2001.


Just having fun, Nigel. Yes, it works and I've done it many times. I've just wiped it off, easily to prevent scratching, and observed no long term problems. Its best to prevent scratches in the first place, than repair them, but sometimes you have no choice.

-- Alec (alecj@bellsouth.net), November 22, 2001.

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