Cels Forum

>    I spoke to a couple of dealers at Expo 98, 
>one advised using a hair dryer to generate heat, the other 
>advised putting the cel in the fridge, to generate cold!

    Cels are very delicate.  They do not like heat!  
DO NOT ever use a hair dryer and NEVER put it in the fridge.  
(By the way, who did you hear this from exactly?  I don't 
think any of the major cel dealer at AX '98 would have said 
that.)

    It's actually quite easy to separate a cel 
from the paper.  I've never had a problem doing it myself.  
If the cel is really stuck, you might have to sacrifice  
the drawing.  As mentioned, be patient (although it usually 
only takes me a few minutes, sometimes it takes a bit longer).
If it doesn't seem to be going right, stop, and maybe try 
again later.  Remember that you want to peel back the drawing 
while keeping the cel flat.

    I found the location of the previous messages 
that deal with this topic.  Look under index 18, message title:     
  Seperating acetate from paper - (Wed Jan 28 01:55:45 1998)

-Chad Kawakami

http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ckawakam/cels
(sorry about the lack of updates to the cels guide, 
I just moved back to school and started classes again)