Sticky plastic Paterson reel cure

RattyMouse · Oct 21, 2014

pdeeh said:
I've got lots of Paterson reels and none them are sticky

Same here. My Paterson reels arent sticky at all. They are only a year old, but have processed a LOT of film in that year. I run them under very hot water for about 5 mins after each development run and they are good to go the next time. I dont even wash the reels!

Xmas · Oct 21, 2014

RattyMouse said:
Same here. My Paterson reels arent sticky at all. They are only a year old, but have processed a LOT of film in that year. I run them under very hot water for about 5 mins after each development run and they are good to go the next time. I dont even wash the reels!

My oldest is from 1970 I have about forty only ever dry them off after removing film no run under hot water...
nothing they look grubby... always check little balls are free.

Add squirt of surfant to final rinse.

C41, E6, Rodinal, ID68, ID11,... etc.,

This is a slag off Patterson web thread...

pmu · Oct 21, 2014

Xmas said:
This is a slag off Patterson web thread...

Come on... Just google "Paterson sticky reel" and you can see that some people do have problems with Paterson style reels. Who knows why. And by the way, I have personally found a way how I can fix the problem that I do experience with my Paterson style reels. If someone missed it, please go to post #1.

pdeeh · Oct 21, 2014

Google is secretly owned by an international conspiracy of trolls, with its sole purpose to provoke conflict on forums by only returning negative results about whatever is being searched for

pmu · Oct 21, 2014

pmu said:
I was able to test the problem by dipping the super smooth reel to a soapy water for a few times and letting it dry between. Lastly, I left the reel to dry with film in it overnight. The reel had still ball bearings. Now the reel is super sticky and it can simulate nicely a very problematic loading situation.

More info to this experiment. I washed the spiral with water, chlorite/bleach, brushed it with toothbrush and normal kitchen dish soap, rinsed it for 5 min with very hot water. The stickyness did not go away a bit. I can't load a film to the reel anymore. Deja vu! This reel feels _exactly_ as problematic as it used to feel. Like I wrote in post #1 the only cure that I have found after multiple different methods was to use "all in one" type of machine dishwash detergent. I'm sure there's also other chemicals and ways how to do it, but naturally I can't test all of them.

pmu · Oct 21, 2014

pdeeh said:
Google is secretly owned by an international conspiracy of trolls, with its sole purpose to provoke conflict on forums by only returning negative results about whatever is being searched for

Might be, who knows. But internet forums are places where problems "do not exist" if someone does not have personal experience of it:

Q: "I have a problem. My car does not start. What to do?"
A: "But my car starts just fine. So there is no problem."

AgX · Oct 21, 2014

Steve Smith said:
Now though (for 35mm) I use a Gepe reel which loads from the centre. It has a clip on guide which holds the cassette and puts a curve on the film to make it load properly. It can be don by hand without the guide.

Never knew of Gepe processing reels. Have you got a link to a photo of it?

Simon R Galley · Oct 21, 2014

I would not personally use graphite ( pencil ) and certainly not Mr.Sheen anywhere near my exposed negatives. At all, ever.

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Xmas · Oct 21, 2014

I need to filter stock developer between runs in multi tank to reduce debris embedded on emulsion.

Truzi · Oct 21, 2014

pmu said:
Might be, who knows. But internet forums are places where problems "do not exist" if someone does not have personal experience of it:

Q: "I have a problem. My car does not start. What to do?"
A: "But my car starts just fine. So there is no problem."

LOL. So true.

Steve Smith · Oct 23, 2014

AgX said:
Never knew of Gepe processing reels. Have you got a link to a photo of it?

I can't find one to link to at the moment. I will photograph mine when I get home.

Simon R Galley said:
and certainly not Mr.Sheen anywhere near my exposed negatives. At all, ever.

Yes. That caused a fuss the last time I mentioned it quite a few years ago!

I used to put the tiniest amount onto an artists' brush, rub it into the grooves then use another dry brush to remove practically all of it. A good pre-wash gets rid of any remaining polish once the film is on there and I have never seen any ill effects from doing it.

Steve.

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