* Also try using (cigarette) lighter fluid and a very soft cloth. This drys /
* evaporates much quicker than water but isn't as good for getting those
* filthy records clean as the old detergent-and-water tactic (see above) however
* its good for a quick clean of a dusty old slab of wax.
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* John's Tack
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that is very true about the lighter fluid, but try to only use it to remove
hard gunk trapped in the grooves. i don't believe in ever using water, or
discwasher for that matter, they leave residue. try using high
grade(surgical strength) alcohol for all of your basic cleaning needs. the
advantage is that it penetrates the grooves, and evaporates almost
immediately, taking the dust up to the surface where it can be easily taken
off by a cleaning pad or soft cotton cloth. it is like the stuff used with
nitty gritty machines only more high grade.
a friend of mine used to do his record maintainace with high grade alcohol,
and i bought records off him. i once traded a copy of "heldon 3" an old
french electronic record to someone, and he sent it back, saying that it
was in too good a condition to be legit. he thought it was a bootleg.