[Gabriel Possenti]

Can you use 100% denatured alcohol to clean vinyl or would that be too strong?

 

[daycart1]

There is controversy, but the received view is that pure alcohol is not good. Do a search at www.audioasylum.com and you'll find lots of discussion and recipes for homebrew cleaning fluids.

 

[marios_mar]

ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 25% and 75% WATER.

This is what most people use to clean their records. Make your own solution.

 

[MichaelFranks]

what is the consensus on compressed air?

 

[chadbang]

I had a friend who worked at the Princeton Record Exchange (a very good collector's store) and told me that they used alcohol to clean their records. Didn't mention the concentration, however.

 

[Gabriel Possenti]

Isopropyl leaves a film on things. At least it does on videotape heads. That's why we use 100% denatured. Then again it does seem caustic to use something that strong on records.



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Originally Posted by marios_mar ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL 25% and 75% WATER. This is what most people use to clean their records. Make your own solution.

 

[marios_mar]

gabriel I dont think that alcohol leaves stains or anything. Its is probably the water that might not be deionized.

 

[rickcr42]

maybe this will help a bit :

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/tweaks/tweakspage3.htm

http://www.soundstage.com/synergize/synergize041998.htm

http://www.discdoc.com/p14.html




and if you are really into it :

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/recordcleaner.htm

 

[Gabriel Possenti]

Thanks for all the tips!