Slides from the 60s had a varnish on them. It will remove it. Best option is using Pec pads and PEC12. This will not scratch or damage the film and will clean it better. Do not use cottonballs. They leave fine scratches all over.

Love the ingenuity I see and hear about with some camera scanning setups. I was recently digitizing some of my grandpa's slides from the '70s in Waikiki and even then it was still so underdeveloped compared to today.

Don't use cottonballs and alcohol. Use Pec pads and PEC12. Take the film out of the cardboard and clean it. Don't rub the shiny side. Just clean the emulsion side. Your film will thank you. Also if you don't want to spend days color balancing and fixing scratches, buy a Pacific Image Primefilm scanner and Silverfast Software HDR. It has a special color setting built in for Kodachromes and removing dirt and scratches. Around Christmas, Silverfast usually has sales on their software. The scanner runs USD$500 and maybe $300-$400 USD for the software.

nah any film camera would work, but slide silms need to be correctly exposed and there arent many made right now.(kodak ektachrome and fuji velvia and provia are the only oens being made, fuji huge doubt because covid and are winding down film) also they are developed using e6 process which is different to c41 colour negative and not many labs do that

It depends on how deep the mold has taken root. Kodachrome is pretty resistent to mold, so if you use a professional cleaner, and a lot of rubbing (on the non-shiny side only) you should be able to clean the mold. It will take some work, but it does clean up nicely. Alcohol will not do the job, but PEC12 will clean them. Make sure you do not scrub the shiny side, just the emulsion side. A few drops of PEC12 on the film and the pad will be enough. Wipe it for 10-15 seconds with the pad. If the shiny side also has mold, use more care, and wipe it down, but do not apply pressure. You don't want to cause scratches. You can use pressure to clean the emulsion side. Experiment on a throwaway slide first. I had a 1000 slides that were very moldy. The Kodachrome slides survived and cleaned up the best. There is very little evidence of mold on them now. Pure alcohol does little to clean mold. It will remove fingerprints but not much else.

Wtf ?

Agreed. Very misleading video title. No how-to.

Nine and a half minutes invested in trying to find out how to repair a dirty/spotty slide. Meager payoff. Less than 10 seconds showing isopropyl alcohol and Q tips. No process. Gaaaaahhhh.

How lucky you're my dear friend Jehovah bless you and your family too

Best film ever!!

Fujichrome ASA 100 and 400 easily, easily rivalled Kodachrome, and with a Skylight Filter on the lens water and sky scenes were super clear and bright.

Hi ya, Yes surgical spirits isopropyl alcohol are the same, I've no other experience this was my first attempt, I'd suggest taking a sample slide and testing with that - Maybe grab one that is not a prize winner ;-)

Using 99% alcohol is ok. But using PEC12 and their pads is much better. It will remove more dirt and grime faster than alcohol and won't damage the film. Cottonballs should not be used as they will introduce scratches into the film. You won't see them but they will show up.

That's great, made me laugh

Sorry for the late reply - I'm surprised it deteriorated, how was it stored? Some of the slides I had a lot of dust and it took many soft attempts to clean.

It all depends on how they were stored. I don't know what the ideal conditions are for storing them, though.

@@omi_god Thanks.

Thanks ;-)

I'd love to shoot some Kodachrome - It was no problem to scan for me

@@adrianheffernan102 ok, so you’d shoot and just go straight to scanning then. Hm... maybe I’ll have to hit the old guy up about them😎😉

@@SoppenSin 100% yes

Nothing regarding cleaning the film

Sorry for the late reply, yes it worked perfectly. I did clean them with water after, with a cotton bud. Hope yours went well.

Wow 500 slides, I can really relate to your comment about seeing someone's life through the picture ( I feel its the magic of photography) Thanks so much for the comment

Adrian Heffernan yeah it truly is a project more people should do because old slides are being thrown away daily and I just want to preserve all that history

@@technol-bismol3778 Im still shooting new slides today, Ektachrome is a great film pretty close to kodachrome just not as saturated but all my vacations are shot on film because I know that in 50 years it can be scanned and will be good but digital files can be lost. Most digital images are literally put onto film to preserve them in the long run because its still cheaper to archive on film than digital and it wont degrade as bad.

@@pilsplease7561 yes I shoot Ektachrome and I actually develop and scan myself which is fun to say the least

@@pilsplease7561 How sad! Still try saving them by giving a try at cleaning a few to see if they can be saved. It's okay if the cardboard frame has to be tossed.