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.
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is it safe to clean records with isopropanol?
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John Duncan
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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.
It's also quite good for cleaning records.
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.
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.
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