is it safe to clean records with isopropanol?

[rrm]

I've been thinking of making some home -brew record cleaner.Most of the online recipes use 20-25 % ( or more) isopropanol.But some think this is not good for modern vinyl because it leaches out plastic stabilizers in the vinyl.Others think the ill -effects are due to contaminants in the isopropanol.I can get access to lab grade ISP so was wondering if you had any advice before I make the plunge. I have about 300 lps that I want to clean.

 

[John Duncan]

I've had no ill effects from an 80/20 ratio of distilled water to alcohol, with a few drops of Ilford's Ilfotol wetting agent.

It's also quite good for cleaning records.

 

[BIGBERNARDBRESSLAW]

+1

 

[moriarty]

I've always stuck to Linn's philosophy regarding record cleaning ... let the stylus clean the record then clean the stylus.

Any dry cloth/brush is far more likely to push dush INTO the grroves. Any wet product is likely to leave a residue in the grooves.

Unless you have one of the mega-expensive machines such as the Okki Nokki I'd steer well clear of any attemps at cleaning your precious records.