How to Clean Dirt and Fingerprints from Photos?

boomramada on 20/10/2023 - 00:44
Last edited 20/10/2023 - 08:55 by 1 other user

I'm planning to scan printed photos and some of them got dirt, food stains and fingerprints.

What would be the best way to clean them?
With wet (water) microfibre cloth or microfibre with a bit of alcohol solution?

I have watched a few YouTube videos but they are slightly contradicting.

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  Hybroid on 20/10/2023 - 00:52

  Depends on the type of print and how dirty it is but a small dab of isopropyl alcohol should do the trick to clean most things.

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    boomramada on 20/10/2023 - 01:10

    Ah cool thanks. Hopefully works on glossy colour print. I could use something like this https://www.bunnings.com.au/diggers-125ml-isopropyl-cleaning…

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  Protractor on 20/10/2023 - 09:54

  +1

  I'd ring a professional photographic studio and get advice right the first time. Solvents (inc alcohol) are likely to remove the emulsion layer. Thanks for prompting me the google your question though. There's some really good tips I discovered