Re: (313) Cleaning SEVERELY dirty records
Thanks to everyone who responded with ideas about cleaning my nasty old records. I ended up using a microfiber cloth and an alcohol/distilled water solution and it seems to have worked very well. Best, -- Dennis DeSantis www.dennisdesantis.com
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not tap water tough. tap water contain mineral which can be harmful to the record. only use distilled water. On Tue, 2005-08-23 at 15:45, Benoît Pueyo wrote: Dennis, i advise you to use water and regular cleaning paper. Thats very simple but actually enough efficient and you have no risk to damage your records with that.
(313) Cleaning SEVERELY dirty records
Hi folks, I recently moved back to the US, and pulled a bunch of records out of storage. Like an idiot, I didn't store them properly at all, and one box of them is very seriously water damaged. In some cases, the jackets were so moldy that they had to be peeled off the vinyl. What I'm left with is a stack of records that have a pretty serious mold accumlation on them. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a good cleaning solution. Thanks, -- Dennis DeSantis www.dennisdesantis.com Mailing List: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi Dennis, Remove the external mould then use dishwashing liquid soap to clean them with a soft cloth then dry them. Use a record cleaning machine to vacuum the dirt from the grooves in these records if there are any local shops that sells such services. Regards, Collin From: Dennis DeSantis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue 23/08/2005 11:47 AM GMT+08:00 To: 313@hyperreal.org 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) Cleaning SEVERELY dirty records Hi folks, I recently moved back to the US, and pulled a bunch of records out of storage. Like an idiot, I didn't store them properly at all, and one box of them is very seriously water damaged. In some cases, the jackets were so moldy that they had to be peeled off the vinyl. What I'm left with is a stack of records that have a pretty serious mold accumlation on them. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a good cleaning solution. Thanks, -- Dennis DeSantis www.dennisdesantis.com Mailing List: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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are you sure about the liquid soap? here's a useful record cleaner. get a bottle of isopropyl (rubbing aclohol - there are two types of rubbing aclohol,in the states make sure it's the one with isoprpyl) ix it with distilled water (it'll be at the supermarket). mix them about 1:8. james. [EMAIL PROTECTED] et.sg To 23/08/05 04:38 PM Dennis DeSantis [EMAIL PROTECTED], 313@hyperreal.org 313@hyperreal.org cc Subject Re: (313) Cleaning SEVERELY dirty records Hi Dennis, Remove the external mould then use dishwashing liquid soap to clean them with a soft cloth then dry them. Use a record cleaning machine to vacuum the dirt from the grooves in these records if there are any local shops that sells such services. Regards, Collin From: Dennis DeSantis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue 23/08/2005 11:47 AM GMT+08:00 To: 313@hyperreal.org 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) Cleaning SEVERELY dirty records Hi folks, I recently moved back to the US, and pulled a bunch of records out of storage. Like an idiot, I didn't store them properly at all, and one box of them is very seriously water damaged. In some cases, the jackets were so moldy that they had to be peeled off the vinyl. What I'm left with is a stack of records that have a pretty serious mold accumlation on them. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a good cleaning solution. Thanks, -- Dennis DeSantis www.dennisdesantis.com Mailing List: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ForwardSourceID:NT000220DA
Re: (313) Cleaning SEVERELY dirty records
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, August 23, 2005 3:23 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: are you sure about the liquid soap? here's a useful record cleaner. get a bottle of isopropyl (rubbing aclohol - there are two types of rubbing aclohol,in the states make sure it's the one with isoprpyl) ix it with distilled water (it'll be at the supermarket). mix them about 1:8. Most isopropanol sold in the states is already diluted. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropanol I would be careful, though, as I can neither confirm nor deny whether isopropanol will dissolve PVC. Most web sites suggest a similar formula (some even up t1o 1: mixtures of isopropanol and distilled water), but personally I'm wary. Any records I've had that have become super-dirty I've just cleaned using cold tap water and fingers (or a soft toothbrush, in extreme cases), followed by shaking and/or paper toweling them dry, and a once-over with a dry record cleaning tool to pick out any paper towel dust. - -j - -- - Rev. Jeffrey Paul-datavibe- [EMAIL PROTECTED] aim:x736e65616b pgp:0x40754B94 phone:877-748-3467 F3F7 FFB7 B966 3675 9170 5265 AD12 0474 4075 4B94 - -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iQEVAwUBQwra3qn5RaH2e5VfAQIPkgf/TFYifO8XKUxthTyFJEZBN3bfX7XrZ56o BCiur0zea/IlpSFDPnjq/E14gGsXt3FPehAPuIChzfR4uUKa20f6w99nXUcGxl88 huzowyqTEaREJnMDR/14snoR5m0Nq1GWyxHGzK09W7Sh56sDjKrmMvrMRXpxNh57 GmaP6DBjc2uBCMToM5bEd5qce4GSrKE3/LNO3PZaiDbDF3LAfYdJ2oBESwXWh/Gg QKD/c3JgqicFXAvfI3xeQL8nt0wX/4XkXZZzooNmRXz2YEbMl/DX6fQ0I/6kra93 4DJCU4Qnz4egTaqf3TLqPfikQNHAeT0E0f7iiDdIOTOX5C6mo0G1fw== =M9Yn -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: (313) Cleaning SEVERELY dirty records
yeah, that's a good method - and you can get a microfiber, lint-free cloth from places like Target (if you have one nearby). Find them in the houseware/cleaning area. They're pretty cheap and do a good job of wiping clean dirt (with use of the alcohol:water solution). MEK [EMAIL PROTECTED] adersDigest.com To 08/23/05 02:23 AM [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc 313@hyperreal.org 313@hyperreal.org, Dennis DeSantis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject Re: (313) Cleaning SEVERELY dirty records are you sure about the liquid soap? here's a useful record cleaner. get a bottle of isopropyl (rubbing aclohol - there are two types of rubbing aclohol,in the states make sure it's the one with isoprpyl) ix it with distilled water (it'll be at the supermarket). mix them about 1:8. james. [EMAIL PROTECTED] et.sg To 23/08/05 04:38 PM Dennis DeSantis [EMAIL PROTECTED], 313@hyperreal.org 313@hyperreal.org cc Subject Re: (313) Cleaning SEVERELY dirty records Hi Dennis, Remove the external mould then use dishwashing liquid soap to clean them with a soft cloth then dry them. Use a record cleaning machine to vacuum the dirt from the grooves in these records if there are any local shops that sells such services. Regards, Collin From: Dennis DeSantis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue 23/08/2005 11:47 AM GMT+08:00 To: 313@hyperreal.org 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) Cleaning SEVERELY dirty records Hi folks, I recently moved back to the US, and pulled a bunch of records out of storage. Like an idiot, I didn't store them properly at all, and one box of them is very seriously water damaged. In some cases, the jackets were so moldy that they had to be peeled off the vinyl. What I'm left with is a stack of records that have a pretty serious mold accumlation on them. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a good cleaning solution. Thanks, -- Dennis DeSantis www.dennisdesantis.com Mailing List: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ForwardSourceID:NT000220DA
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Here's another method: Get the white liquid glue that kids use for collage etc that sets with a rubbery kind of consistency. Apply it to the grooves and let it dry overnight, taking care not to get any on the label. Peel it off carefully the next day. NB: I haven't used this method, but a beat digging friend has, he reserves it for those ultra rare pieces that are frustratingly f**ked up since it's somewhat labour intensive. Obviously won't get rid of scrathces, but will remove really deep dirt. I'd recommend trying it on a low value record first!
Re: (313) Cleaning SEVERELY dirty records
Dennis, i advise you to use water and regular cleaning paper. Thats very simple but actually enough efficient and you have no risk to damage your records with that. -- Benoît. Dennis DeSantis a écrit : Hi folks, I recently moved back to the US, and pulled a bunch of records out of storage. Like an idiot, I didn't store them properly at all, and one box of them is very seriously water damaged. In some cases, the jackets were so moldy that they had to be peeled off the vinyl. What I'm left with is a stack of records that have a pretty serious mold accumlation on them. I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a good cleaning solution. Thanks,
