The Great Vinyl Experiment

[Justen]

And determined there wasn't a damn bit of difference.

Given that I roughly divided it into quadrants I heard clean, dirty,clean, dirty. I had really thought I'd hear some noise on the Armor All side, I thought it might actually gunk up the vinyl. But ultimately, no, they sounded about the same.

So I cleaned one of the remaining quadrants with the water/alcohol/Dawn combination and played again. The effect was:
dirty,clean,clean,clean,dirty....

So just for shits and grins I flipped the record over, got my Mr.Clean Magic Eraser and cleaned the hell out of it. It had virtually no effect, either in cleaning or scratching the record.

So after a good bit of scotch I have concluded that you can probably clean your vinyl with most anything and it will sound better, that vinyl doesn't deteriorate very quickly under full strength of either substance, so I can't imagine you'll do much harm with short cleaning sessions of either. Long term problems? Maybe, and I'm going to hang onto this record and test later, but I doubt it...

OTOH, the much gentler water/alcohol/Dawn combo worked as well and probably has NO negative effect. I'm sure the expensive record cleaner also works and makes the owner feel good. Nothing wrong with that either.

Off to more scotch! Might try carb cleaner and WD-40 next....

In deference to Partridge Family fan, maybe I'll try Manilow next. Got any I can borrow 'toze?

 

[tentoze]

Nope. Talk to Ernie- he's got tons of it.

 

[ozmoid]

In deference to Partridge Family fan, maybe I'll try Manilow next. Got any I can borrow 'toze?

I do. Got some Streisand too, if you can stand it.

(Call me next time... I make a good lab assistant. :beer: )

 

[luvvinvinyl]

Nope. Talk to Ernie- he's got tons of it.

Wrong. That would be the music library that belongs to my wife.

I may alert her to the fact that you are cracking wise about her Barry Manilow collection. She will hunt you down, and kill you, in your sleep.


Even in Belgium.

 

[ozmoid]

And BTW, I like the new layout. I bet the JBL's are sweet up there!

 

[tentoze]

Wrong. That would be the music library that belongs to my wife.

I may alert her to the fact that you are cracking wise about her Barry Manilow collection. She will hunt you down, and kill you, in your sleep.


Even in Belgium.

Tell her the frog hijacked my account.

 

[wajobu]

Oh Mandy...

 

[luvvinvinyl]

Tell her the frog hijacked my account.

The young lady read this thread, and says, "I wasn't born yesterday, (Ed. - TRUTH!), and you should know better."

 

[wajobu]

Frog, you need "protection"?

 

[wajobu]

Say 'toze, where's Moolah when you need her?!

 

[luvvinvinyl]

Frog, you need "protection"?

She's not fooled by 'toze lame excuse.

"Tell Eric that I've always thought of him as the perfect Southern Gentleman. He had better not cause me to change my mind."

Astute woman, in spite of her choice of marital partner.

 

[wajobu]

Ah...and balance, is once again restored to the Universe.

 

[Justen]

And BTW, I like the new layout. I bet the JBL's are sweet up there!

Thanks, they were a bitch to get up here though. I considered have a redneck fest *just* to get some help. But all you feckers are too old and I feared someone would have a heart attack!

 

[Nitro]

Wrong. That would be the music library that belongs to my wife.

I may alert her to the fact that you are cracking wise about her Barry Manilow collection. She will hunt you down, and kill you, in your sleep.


Even in Belgium.

I know a place that has BOXES of BM! (Barry Manilow, that is)

 

[ozmoid]

Frog, you need "protection"?

Nah, I'll just duck under the Lilly pad. The water slows the bullets down...

Thanks, they were a bitch to get up here though. I considered have a redneck fest *just* to get some help. But all you feckers are too old and I feared someone would have a heart attack!

Did I hear you say "Redneck Fest"? :scratch2: Christmas is coming... :scratch2:

I know a place that has BOXES of BM! (Barry Manilow, that is)

Same difference. (With apologies to the Young Lady, Ernie!)

 

[jfine]

So this test is enough to convince me to use windex and armorall. Thanks for the info!

 

[luvvinvinyl]

I know a place that has BOXES of BM! (Barry Manilow, that is)

So do I. It's my Living Room.

That's why I spin my vinyl upstairs.

Or downstairs.

 

[hdrl1935]

I would love to hear your results with the carb cleaner. Please post your findings!
-Derek

 

[Art K.]

Sorry...new to the thread, any man who enjoys an Islay is a friend of mine....what vinyl, poor me another...oh yeah I'm alone guess I'll have to do it...never mind, carry on....

 

[Zadok2112]

Thank you to everyone involved. I had a terrible day and this thread made me laugh harder than I have in a long time. It's sad that I own every BM, every Barb and every Partridge Family LP but that's life.

I truly appreciate the proper use of the scientific method. You even seem to have had a control subject. #%&@ing brilliant.:thmbsp:

Once again thanks.