Negative stuck to paper-HELP please!

I tried posting this in the general chat section but am not even getting anyone to look at it.

So here is my problem, I have a ten year old negative that was stored in a paper sleeve designed for reprint orders. After being out in my shed for years and in the heat and cold as its not climate controlled, it has gotten suck to the sleeve. It is only stuck on one side, I assume the emulsion side. If it matters its a C-41 color negative.

I know nothing about the developing process but figured there is a rinse cycle to it. Can I just soak this in water and it should free it. Will the emulsion wash off with extended soaking. Is there anything to save this negative? When I tried to gently pull it off on the oposite end of the negative I want to save(4 neg strip, I only care about one) there is now paper fibers stuck to the neg. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Time, I saw your original post and have no advice except that you might want to post your question in the camera hardware fourm... that is where you are likely to find those film camera historians who no doubt have faced the problem you have. Good luck Dennis

Yep, there is a difference in cleaning color and bw negs, for reference.

Here's a pdf by Kodak with cleaning tips.
http://www.kodak.com …echInfo/cis145/​cis145.pdf

Lint free gloves and 98% + isopropyl alcohol, air dry.

Thanks to both of you. I was kinda wondering where it should go. I saw some posts here about photo restoration and thought maybe here even though it doesn't fit the description. Appreciate the link. Mark

sometimes when we were processing film, if they are wet and touch each other,they stick like glue! what we did was put em in water to soften em up and try to gently "pry" them apart. sometimes u get lucky, sometimes u dont....
so, if nothing else works, id just put em in water and try soak em off. after the paper "melts" off, just hang the film by the corners on something using a paper clip or cloths pin somewhere with no wind or dust!

I use to get this happen , a drop of soap liqued in slighly warm water should do the job
washing the film after its been devloped is normal so water will not harm the neg's.
Rob.