any water used in cleaning records should be distilled water. tap or bottled water has crap in it. james
> From: "David Hampson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:11:23 -0000 > To: <313@hyperreal.org> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: (313) re: Subject: cleaning records > > Best thing is to be very careful with them so you don't ever have to clean > them! Here is what I do: > > I find light dust or finger marks you can get off with a silicone impregnated > cloth (you can get these from some good vinyl stores and many bad ones too). > If you have heavy dust rinse or soak in cold water first (to remove particles > that may scratch the surface), stand upright to leave to dry then use your > silicone cloth again to wipe. Remember to avoid getting water on the label! > > If there is more than just dust and light fingermarks you can either use > isopropyl alcohol (you can buy this from chemists or buy it from record stores > at higher prices in bottles marked "record cleaner") but I personally use the > cheaper method of water plus washing up liquid - spray on, leave for a minute > then use a soft cloth to clean, then rinse or soak in cold water until there > are no more suds then stand upright and allow to dry. > > If it is very very dirty (food stains, ingrained dust etc) first spray on a > heavy soap solution to allow ingrained dust to be dissolved or to float out of > the grooves, rinse and then clean again. > > I've seen the staff in Reckless Records in London using lighter fuel to clean > records but I'm not 100% sure whether or not this is good for your records - I > personally would not put it near my records! However it is very very useful > for taking off those annoying price stickers which tend to destroy your > sleeves when you try to remove them - simply spray the label until it is > soaked and leave it until the fuel has just evaporated, then the sticker will > come off easily (if it doesn't give it another coat and it should come off > easier next time) (note - if you are removing many labels in a non-ventilated > room it may do some good to have some ambient music available)... Top tip 2 - > you can also use the lighter fuel to regenerate your marker pens - simply > spray into the pen tip, put lid back on and leave overnight and it doubles the > life of the marker pen, thus saving you the cost of the tin of fuel :) > > David > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Subject: cleaning records > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > probably been asked a million times but whats the best stuff for cleaning > records...also does putting weights on the end of the tone arms make the > record wear out faster??? > ------------------------------------------------------------- > >
