Wolfman181
Well-Known Member
Hi Severius. Welcome. I also grew up in the 70's when most of the music that I am now tring to restore was new back then. Your comments on cleaning with Dishwasher is right on. That's what I had and used. In fact, I still have mine and still sometimes use it now with my anti-stat gun. There is a difference though between now an then. Then we were buying vinyl that was new. I took good care of my vinyl and just a wipe with a liquid cleaner was all we had and needed. You are right there. But to say the stuff sounded crappy, not my albums. Today we are up against a much different problem. We have 50 year old vinyl that may have not been taken take of very well. Years of dirt, fuzzy crap and even mold. So the idea is to come up with the best way to clean these vinyls without damaging them further.
By the way, I am going to try a mix that uses 90.5% ethanol instead ISO. I found that alot of commercial mixes are using ethanol. So I have ordered lab grade stuff. Maybe it will clean better. I will let the group know. Also the use of hydrogen peroxide might be something to think about. Some of this may help as an enzyme cleaner to get rid of any organics. Just my thought.
By the way, I am going to try a mix that uses 90.5% ethanol instead ISO. I found that alot of commercial mixes are using ethanol. So I have ordered lab grade stuff. Maybe it will clean better. I will let the group know. Also the use of hydrogen peroxide might be something to think about. Some of this may help as an enzyme cleaner to get rid of any organics. Just my thought.