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Will this stuff ruin my records?

I just bought a bottle of “Boundless Record Cleaning Fluid..” I’m suspicious of it for a couple of reasons. #1 it has the odor of clothes cleaning fluid and #2 It’s designed to be rubbed on and off the record with a cloth; I’m using it in a VPI cleaning machine.

Does anyone have experience with this product?
I’ve never used a cleaning solution that smelled before.

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spatialking
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The only way you will know for sure is to try it on a less desirable record.  The better it sounds after cleaning, the better the solution.   I can only think the VPI will improve its performance, not hinder it.

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rvpiano OP
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Never mind.  Thank you.
I just used it, and the record actually was worse than before.

Returning it!

lewm
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If it smells like dry cleaning fluid, dump it !!!

Dry cleaning fluid would likely damage vinyl. Then read the thread on cleaning vinyl properly. In my VPI I use distilled water containing Isopropyl alcohol up to 25% plus a few drops of Triton X100 or Tween20 per liter. Then I rinse w distilled water. 

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jasonbourne52
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Dawn (or any dishwasher liquid) added to distilled water is your friend! Followed of course by a distilled water rinse. No need to add surfactants! Those are already present in dishwasher liquids. I have safely cleaned over a thousand LP's this way!

lewm
13,335 posts
 

Here we go again. Please read Antinn’s discourse on why not to use Dawn or any other commercial dishwashing detergent.

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