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Here are a few things you can do to extend the life of your trailers: | Here are a few things you can do to extend the life of your trailers: | ||
* | *First identify what type of film base you are dealing with (either acetate or polyester) and separate them. See [[Film base]] for information on how to tell the difference. | ||
*Keep trailers wound onto 3" cores rather than 2" or 1" cores, which were never designed for long term archival storage. Cores under 3" will eventually cause the end of your trailer to warp and drift in and out of focus during projection, even new polyester trailers can become badly warped after a few years of living on a 1" trailer core. | *Keep trailers wound onto 3" cores rather than 2" or 1" cores, which were never designed for long term archival storage. Cores under 3" will eventually cause the end of your trailer to warp and drift in and out of focus during projection, even new polyester trailers can become badly warped after a few years of living on a 1" trailer core. | ||