i found a copy of no ufo's that had so much mildew it was almost unrecognizable. i used a 1/10 solution of 90% isopropyl alcohol / distilled water, and gentle rubbing with a clean cloth to clean both the vinyl and label.
-alcohols (isopropyl/ethanol) seem to work well. like eyeglass cleaners which use dilute solutions, so they're not as stripping *don't use full strength alcohols* -some people use plain water, but it won't remove greasy (nonpolar) dirt -since acetone melts everything, avoid it even in dilute solutions -some people ammonia glass cleaner (windex), but i avoid these -gruv glide uses petroleum distillates, but i don't see many of those in the lab remember all you chemists out there: like dissolves like! ;) for less dirty records, i use gruv glide, because it's not water based and cleans light dirt (fingerprints, dust) without making the record wet. ani : : -----Original Message----- : : From: Jason Donnelly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : : Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 8:56 AM : : To: [email protected] : : Subject: [313] cleaning vinyl : : : : : : hi there : : : : managed to track down a copy of the classic Throbbing Gristle LP, was : : thinking about transferring it to cd, so obviously I would like : : to get the : : best possible copy, does anyone know which solvents clean vinyl up the : : best, and which solvents to avoid (would rather not melt the : : vinyl!). Work : : in lab, so access to various solvents. : : : : nice to see the 313 producing interesting and informative threads, one : : request, for all us digest users, could everyone not resend the entire : : thread with each new post, end up scrolling down more than : : reading with the : : past couple of digests! : : : : thanks : : : : jason : : : : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : : To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : : : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
