Crepe Ribbon/Eraser

Crepe Eraser (Crepe Rubber Pick-Up): A block of textured, unvulcanized natural rubber used to safely remove old adhesive residue, brittle tape crusts, or sticky glue marks from slide mounts and film bases. Unlike liquid solvents that risk dissolving or bleeding into a delicate film emulsion, a crepe eraser works purely through dry mechanical friction. When gently pressed or rolled against a contaminated surface, the naturally tacky, crinkled rubber creates a “pick-up” action, binding to the sticky residue and lifting it cleanly away from the film substrate. It serves as a vital first-line defense for cleaning historical film housing before it goes under the camera lens.