Does anybody know what the record cleaning fluid proportions are?? O know it's made of rubbing alcohol and some other ish.... how could you make your own??
3 parts distilled water 1 part denatured alcohol few drops detergent
I've asked people over the last few days, cuz I just got a VPI, and all I can say is everybody has their own little recipe.
Last night a friend told me he uses high % ethyl alcohol in his mix. Literally, everclear.
Is "denatured alcohol" a.k.a. rubbing alcohol? Or is it some high end nobel prize alcohol?
And congrats on the VPI. A very nice christmas/kwanzaa/hanukkah gift. If you figure out how better to use it on your 45s let me know. I've even got the 45 arm, but water is still always getting on my labels.
And congrats on the VPI. A very nice christmas/kwanzaa/hanukkah gift. If you figure out how better to use it on your 45s let me know. I've even got the 45 arm, but water is still always getting on my labels.
from what cool chris and p-ro showed/told me, slide a penny (dime) tube (what you stacks your coins in when you'd go to the bank with change before coin star) over the cleaning arm. keeps the fluid from getinng all over the place
Dude you're cleaning a piece of music, not a car window...
hahaha....I knew that one was gonna come up.... actually he might be right cuz that has grease dissolver in it so that can be good for sticky ness on records... but the first mix that was given seems best cuz the alcohol will keepthe solution sanitary and it can be reused....any other ideas/tips?
Just write over the permanent marker with the dry board marker - leave it on for a few seconds then wipe it off. Repeat as needed. The older the permanent marker, the harder it is to shift completely but most times you get a magically restored cover beaming gratefully up at you.
how about a drying agent to speed up drying? is their a retail product available?
Air is a cheap and readily available agent. For a faster drying time invest in some wind. Anything up to hurricane force for 45s, LPs require no more than a stiff breeze. Or you could get hold of a VPI wind tunnel.
Jonny Payczex is gonna flip out when he sees this crap.
Im curious myself what is the best method. What are the ingredients in the formulas which VPI and Nitty Gritty sell? Its not like they have access to special chemicals. Id bet its simply a certain ratio of regular household items with a 'secret record cleaning formula' sticker on the bottle.
arent records made out of the same PVC material that the plastic bottles that hold drain-o are made out of? I mean, they're pretty impervious to chemicals, no?
arent records made out of the same PVC material that the plastic bottles that hold drain-o are made out of? I mean, they're pretty impervious to chemicals, no?
i am relieved that you are genuinely retarted and your whole web persona isn't some doloesque game.
I use spring water, a dash of rubbing alcohol and a drop of dish soap. After I clean the disc, I rinse it off till it shines. Then play it through and watch all the gunk come up off the grooves. Works for me...
At least till I get enough scratch together for one of those serious ultrasonic joints with the lego/tinkertoys contraption to hold the records in place and rotate.
detergents are not good. if your record is so damn filthy that you need detergent, you should vacuum clean it. otherwise you are replacing the dust, dirt or poo-poo in the grooves with a layer of petroleum and/or wax residue. it might look better to you, but does not equal a clean record.
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3 parts distilled water
1 part denatured alcohol
few drops detergent
I've asked people over the last few days, cuz I just got a VPI, and all I can say is everybody has their own little recipe.
Last night a friend told me he uses high % ethyl alcohol in his mix. Literally, everclear.
cheap and effective.
use the solution in a basin and dont stop washing until the water needs changed.
am i wrong? if so I am sorry and/or my bad
Dude you're cleaning a piece of music, not a car window...
Is "denatured alcohol" a.k.a. rubbing alcohol? Or is it some high end nobel prize alcohol?
And congrats on the VPI. A very nice christmas/kwanzaa/hanukkah gift. If you figure out how better to use it on your 45s let me know. I've even got the 45 arm, but water is still always getting on my labels.
from what cool chris and p-ro showed/told me, slide a penny (dime) tube (what you stacks your coins in when you'd go to the bank with change before coin star) over the cleaning arm. keeps the fluid from getinng all over the place
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jus not crumpled.
actually he might be right cuz that has grease dissolver in it so that can be good for sticky ness on records...
but the first mix that was given seems best cuz the alcohol will keepthe solution sanitary and it can be reused....any other ideas/tips?
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I do pretty much the same: 4 parts distilled water to one part Isopropyl[/b] plus a couple of drops of washing up liquid.
Lighter fluid to get stickers off and a dry board marker to go over permanent marker.
plaese to explaen?
4 parts Distilled Water.
1 part Isopropyl Alcohol.
1 drop of dish soap.
Air is a cheap and readily available agent. For a faster drying time invest in some wind. Anything up to hurricane force for 45s, LPs require no more than a stiff breeze. Or you could get hold of a VPI wind tunnel.
Im curious myself what is the best method. What are the ingredients in the formulas which VPI and Nitty Gritty sell? Its not like they have access to special chemicals. Id bet its simply a certain ratio of regular household items with a 'secret record cleaning formula' sticker on the bottle.
i am relieved that you are genuinely retarted and your whole web persona isn't some doloesque game.
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byform/mailing-lists/arsclist/2003/12/threads.html#00083
http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/fluids.html
I use a drop of dish soap in my cleaner, but I'll only use Ivory. Distilled water is a must, along with lab grade alcohol.
At least till I get enough scratch together for one of those serious ultrasonic joints with the lego/tinkertoys contraption to hold the records in place and rotate.
spring water can (usually does) have lots of minerals that will settle into your grooves. distilled water does not and is also cheaper.