remember all you chemists out there: like dissolves like! ;)
well, yes, but since most dirt will be lipid based (greasy fingers and all) this would mean you'd have to pour oil on your records. Not good.
Basically vinyl is PVC (poly-chloro-ethane), it's incredibly stable as long as you don't affect the chlorine atom. Anything with a fairly high electronegativity will screw with your records, fairy liquid is low so it won't warp them, but bleach (being about the highest you can commercially get) will f**k your records like a two-dollar whore.
Use any anionic solvent, such as ethanol or lighter fluid, and you'll get no residue and a clean shine. If in doubt rub a bit between your fingers, if it feels greasy it's probably chock full of -ve ions and will leach the chlorine from your pvc. alkanes / alkenes such as lighter fluid are particularly good, since they only consist of a long chain hydrocarbon which is almost totally chemically inert (as long as you don't set light to it of course). It will also evaporate clean away in a few seconds.
have fun. -s _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
