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Clean away old CD treatments

Hello,

Recently I've been trying various CD treatments. I began with Optrix, switched to Shine-ola, and even tried Ultrabit. A few of my CDs have received all three treatments without any cleansing in between.

I would like to start over. I want to clean all the old treatments off my CDs. Is it enough to use mild dish soap and distilled water? Or should I use something like Novus? I am hesitant to use lens cleaners with isopropyl alcohol or ethanol because I've heard alcohol is bad for polycarbonate.

Would appreciate any advice.
rfprice
rfprice OP
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Actually there were not 50 discs, but 150. Long day.

I left four discs that had received only the Ultrabit and four discs that had received only the Shine-ola. Listening last night, I think the Ultrabit treatment might be mellowing over time. It doesn't seem so aggressive now. The clarity and detail are very compelling.
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geoffkait
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Clark Johnsen did a review of quite a number of CD treatments for Positive Feedback titled Lotions Eleven. 

gdnrbob
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Rfprice, I bought the Hifi tuning demagnitizer. As I said, I was skeptical, but thought 'What the heck'. Well, I was surprised when I and my friend noticed a significant difference when comparing the discs before and after.
If you want, you can borrow mine. I have been indulging in streaming music for the past 6 months. I love it.
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jafant
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Thanks! for sharing- rfprice
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geoffkait
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link to Clark Johnsen's article on CD treatment comparison, Lotions 11

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue26/cjdiaries.htm

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