On 11 Apr 98, -wheeler- wrote re: (idm) Cleaning Vinyl:
quoted 2 lines what do people recomend for effectively and undamagingly cleaning> what do people recomend for effectively and undamagingly cleaning
> records? That includes any substances and materials.
Sunlight Liquid (that's a pure soap-ish liquid detergent used here
in South Africa for doing the dishes... don't know about elsewhere!)
on a soft cloth and *tepid* water. NOT HOT !!! :-)
If there's a lot of static on the album and it's old and scratched,
you can actually play it wet - ie. cover in water with a little
'wetting agent' (the above liquid detergent works wonders to make
the water spread evenly and stop bolbs and puddles forming).
If you live in a hard water area, use pre-boiled water from your
kettle (make sure it's not hot) to avoid calcium build-up.
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