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Do enzymes only live for 8 hours

Using enzyme based cleaning fluid I found a claim on Walker Audio which said
"That It is important to understand that the enzymes remain active for only about eight to ten hours before they die".
So does that mean the 1 gal of VPI cleaning solution I made up last year is doing sweet FA when it comes to cleaning my albums?
As I am no a chemist and no nothing about enzymes and there life span can someone elaborate?

Does a record cleaning fluid that uses enzymes only have a working window of 8 hours, or is this statement just marketing bull?
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dan_ed
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Yeah, this topic was discussed before. IIRC, the enzymes that Walker uses may be of a type that lose effectiveness after a few hours. But I can't really say for sure. Enzymes don't really "die" per se, they are organic compounds but not living organisms.

The enzymes used by AIVS seem to still be effective after several months of siting next to my RCM cuz they're still cleaning my records.
ras422
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Dan ed is correct--enzymes don't die --but Albert the dead cleaner is the chlorox used to clean up the murder seen --hence the name :)--rich
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nsgarch
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My understanding regarding the stuff I use (Bugtussel) is that it's air activated and doesn't deteriorate in storage, but I'm going to ask them specifically and see what they say.
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albertporter
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Dan ed is correct--enzymes don't die --but Albert the dead cleaner is the chlorox used to clean up the murder seen --hence the name :)--rich

Thank goodness someone else other than me is teasing a bit in the forums. It's getting as dry as unbuttered popcorn around here :^).

Where's Marco (Jax2) when we need him?

Thanks Ras422
jlin
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Doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. If the enzymes they use are only good for 8-10 hours, why wouldn't they "die" sitting in the bottle before they even get to you?
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