damaged 35mm film

Hi:

Many thanks for your response. I will get a wetting agent and take a shot
at it.

FRED
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"James Robinson" <wascana.RemoveThis@212.com> wrote in message
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 > Frederick Von Mohrenberg wrote:
  > >
  > > Had a flood. I didn't realize a box of negatives got wet. They are
Kodak
  > > negative color film. They dried out on there own. Now they are all
stuck
  > > together. How can I separate them?
  > >
  > > I'm guessing that I put them in cold water with some wetting agent. Any
  > > suggestions would be helpful.
 >
 > The fact that they have dried out and stuck together is usually bad
 > news, since they will likely be very difficult, if not impossible to
 > separate. Further, they can be affected by ferrotyping, which is where
 > the surface of the negative emulsion becomes shiny where it is in
 > contact with the next negative. Ferrotyping will be seen in the
 > resulting prints.
 >
 > Here is a short description about what to do from the Kodak web site:
 >
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Greetings Frederick,

Do not try to separate them. If they are important to you, consider
contacting a professional to see if they can help directly. I realize that
the time has passed for correct care, but if this happens to someone else,
water damage, immerse the negatives in cool water before they dry. Change
the water until you feel it is clean. Try separating the negatives and wash
off the surface then dry, being careful to do so in an environ that has
humidity. Try to keep the film from curling.

There is documentation on this online.

The documentation I offer is not a Kodak recommendation but it should help
you. Try review of the information and find a restoration location.

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters/primer/waters.html" target="_blank">http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters/primer/waters.html</a>

Ron Baird




"Frederick Von Mohrenberg" <CountFrederick.RemoveThis@Optonline.Net> wrote in message
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 > Hi:
 >
 > Help!
 >
 > Had a flood. I didn't realize a box of negatives got wet. They are Kodak
 > negative color film. They dried out on there own. Now they are all stuck
 > together. How can I separate them?
 >
 > I'm guessing that I put them in cold water with some wetting agent. Any
 > suggestions would be helpful.
 >
 > Fred
 >
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