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- From: garyj@pyrtech.mis.pyramid.com (Gary Johnson)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: Question about record cleaning.
- Summary: record cleaning
- Message-ID: <184345@pyramid.pyramid.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 16:07:31 GMT
- Sender: daemon@pyramid.pyramid.com
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- In article <1992Nov19.004301.1@auvax1.adelphi.edu>, schmidt@auvax1.adelphi.edu writes:
- > \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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- Don't put ANY soap ON THE RECORD! If you're going to use soap, use a mild
- detergent like Ivory dishwashing detergent. Dilute it in a solution and
- apply the solution to the record. Rinse with water, preferably distilled.
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- The cleaning solution that came with my Record Doctor cleaning machine
- had a warning on the label that it contained 20% Isopropyl alcohol. I've
- seen posts in this group for formulas that use varying amounts of alcohol,
- distilled water and a labratory grade detergent such as Liquinox. In all
- of the formulas, the amount of detergent is very small, perhaps only a few
- drops per gallon of solution. The whole idea of using such a solution is to
- get crud out of the groves without putting another foreign substance such
- as detergent back in.
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