"JAY EMRIE" bravely wrote to "THURSTON ACKERMAN" (13
Jun 05  21:04:00)
 --- on the heady topic of "cleaning old 78 vinyls ?"

 JE> Lukewarm soapy water and a VERY soft bristled brush. Let them soak for
 JE> a while before doing anything to them. Do NOT rub to dry - Rinse
 JE> very good after washing and blow dry with a very low PSI air
 JE> source. Also, best to use distilled water. Naturally it depends upon
 JE> what the "yuck" actually is. Normally records collect
dust which when
 JE> exposed to higher humidities makes it "yucky".


Jay,

In my experience, if the record is simply washed with soap it will
have a large amount of surface noise because the substrate material
will be too dry. There were specialty lubricants, that could be
applied after washing, which did significantly reduce surface noise.
These were spread with a special brush having micron size bristles, to
get at the bottom of the groove and not just on the flat shoulders of
the record. I don't know if these chemicals are still available
however?

 M*i*k*e

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