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- From: schmidt@auvax1.adelphi.edu
- Subject: Re: Question about record cleaning.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.004301.1@auvax1.adelphi.edu>
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- References: <1992Nov15.051849.27622@cs.mcgill.ca>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 05:43:01 GMT
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- \In article <1992Nov15.051849.27622@cs.mcgill.ca>, narpet@cs.mcgill.ca (Greg WARD) writes:
- > I have a question that has probably plagued mankind for decades, and (I
- > fear) will become increasingly hard to answer: what's the best way to
- > clean my vinyl LP's? I've got a nice little anti-static brush that's
- > good for getting everyday dust off, but for those worse-off albums,
- > I don't have much. I was in an audio store today that sells a kit
- > (by Discwasher, I think) for a ludicrous-seeming amount ($25 or so,
- > and considering that I also had to blow $35 on a needle for my
- > turntable, I wasn't too keen on that). One of the salespeople said
- > distilled water would be enough -- just something that won't leave
- > deposits in the grooves! I asked him why, then, do/did most products
- > sold as record (or CD) cleaning fluids consist of isopropyl alcohol and
- > freon. Is it just for convenience, since they evaporate faster than
- > water? Or is there some good reason for cleaning records with alcohol?
- >
- > Much thanks!
- >
- > Greg Ward (narpet@binkley.cs.mcgill.ca)
- -
- My experience over some years is that plain tap water, with a small amount of
- hand soap works wonders, scrub gently with a soft rag or such, but NOT the
- label, unless you like to have to guess what is on the album, and then rinse
- well. Don't put too much soap on the record, you don't want to have it slip
- out of your hands into the sink :-[ . Water also has the advantage of reducing
- the static charge on the disc in the winter.
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