Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site moncol.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!petsd!moncol!ben From: ben@moncol.UUCP (Bennett Broder) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Cleaning records Message-ID: <479@moncol.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 10:15:52 EDT Article-I.D.: moncol.479 Posted: Wed Aug 21 10:15:52 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 13:49:57 EDT References: <345@eneevax.UUCP> Organization: Monmouth College, West Long Branch, NJ 07764 Lines: 22 >One of my friends uses Isopropyl Alcohol. I was rather skeptic >when I tried it on some of my records, but it does appear to >keep fungi from growing on it when the weather gets humid. Static >buildup also appears to be markedly reduced. > >Note: Since I have only tried this out recently, I still don't >know what are the long-term effects (if any) on the records. >So far, (6 months later), they sound fine. One advantage is that >Isopropyl Alcohol is cheap and easily available at your local >drugstore. I use the purer ones (above 90% alcohol by volume). From what I've read, using alcohol is not a very good idea. It supposedly removes and inactivates the preservatives in the vinyl. All of the well-respected record cleaning products (Discwasher comes to mind) are water based. Since a bottle of D-4 large enough to last 6 months costs about two dollars, why take the risk? Ben Broder ..vax135!petsd!moncol!ben ..ihnp4!princeton!moncol!ben