I still plan to Spin Clean all of mine and then use Groovewasher as a maintenance productI like the idea of replaceable pads, and think it could well be an asset in maintaining record collections. I would liken it to hand washing a car, (rcm), then on occasion, taking it to a car wash for "sprucing up", (Groovewasher).
Yeah, no worries. I read that as he was agreeing to me stating that Steve was not doing anything wrong and actually being very helpful by contributing here. I could be wrong about this as I've only had half a cup of coffee this morning, but that's the way I interpreted it. In any event, I'm super glad you brought this venture to everyones attention.I don't read "Agree with Vince1 here" as sarcasm, but if it is, apologies. Feeling grumpy this morning.
I thought you guys were referencing Hi*Ball's post about setting up shop here on AK.
You're probably technically correct, but there are always posts about DIY's coming up with something and selling it (like a new consumer tape deck, or a cleaning wand). I think this particular venture is still in it's conceptual phase so I think it deserves exception, but I'll leave that to the moderators.Sorry Dave. Didn't mean to be offensive. Just didn't think that advertising a product for sale was appropriate anywhere other than Barter Town.
The fluid has a very low percentage of additives and all but one evaporates completely (it has a very slight lubricative effect) so the residue left on the record, or your turntable, is extremely low.
Chadbang said:Hi Steve, I just bought some of your product. Nice looking stuff! I was reading around and saw this post. So the fluid is going to leave a little lubricative chemical behind? What compound is that? What was your decision in using this chemical and for what purpose. Is it an inert compound on vinyl? I didn't realize I would be applying a compound that would remain on the record. Did the old D4 fluid do this? I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on this..
I'm not privy to Steve's formulation, but the original Dishwasher solution used propylene glycol as a lubricant left behind (similar to alcohols, it also helps clean when incorporated into the detergent micelle....their detergent being Triton X114). They also used Sodium Azide as their antimicrobial. Both these, in my opinion, are unnecessary (even harmful as the azide is nasty stuff) and can be substituted with a quat, which will help clean, lubricate, is antimicrobial, and anti-static.
The propylene glycol will not harm your records, but the compound is getting negative attention recently as it is a major component of e-cigs.