Things You'll Need:
- Screwdriver
- Clean cloth
- Camel's hair brush
- Lint-free cloth
- Cotton swabs
- Rubbing alcohol
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Step 1
Place the unplugged 8mm projector on a clean surface with plenty of light. Remove the screws that hold the metal casing to the projector. Place the screws aside. Remove the metal casing that covers the bulb and place it aside on the clean cloth.
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Step 2
Take the camel's hair brush and blow dust off of the bulb. Blow dust from around the bulb. Pick up the metal casing. Take the lint-free cloth and gently wipe the edges of the metal casing.
Replace the metal casing to its original position covering the bulb. Replace the screws to their original position in the metal casing. -
Step 3
Gently remove the film gate from its position on the 8mm projector. Place it aside on the clean cloth. Blow dust from the open space where the film gate was using the camel's hair brush. Pick up the film gate by the edges. Blow dust off of the film gate using the camel's hair brush. Gently wipe the edges of the film gate using the lint-free cloth. Take a cotton swab moistened with rubbing alcohol and gently wipe around the edges of the film gate.
Replace the film gate to its original position on the 8mm projector. -
Step 4
Take the lint-free cloth and gently wipe around the edges of the two hubs of the 8mm projector: the hub that holds the 8mm movie when it is to be viewed and the other hub that holds the take-up reel. Take a cotton swab moistened with rubbing alcohol and gently go around the two hubs where they attach to the metal arms that hold them.
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Step 5
Take the clean cloth and gently wipe the entire body of the 8mm projector. Plug the projector in for power. Turn on the projector and place an 8mm movie on the holding reel. Thread the 8mm movie through the film gate and onto the take-up reel. Turn on the projector's bulb and start the movie playing.
