----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" <w8imo@xxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 5:31 AM Subject: Dirty slides : I was cleaning the basement today and buried in the corner was a box : that contained, among other things, a bunch of Kodachrome slides from : 1976. : : The slides are dirty with 30+ years of dust and grime. I am looking for : nondestructive methods of cleaning them. This forum seemed like the : best place to start asking for help and advice : : TIA, : Bob posted back in 2004 http://paulmessier.com/PM/PDF/CleaningColor.PDF here's a series of tests conducted using a number of solvents to clean photographic media and the conclusions on the degree of success/failure. worth tucking this reference away for future reference k