I also advocate a distilled water rinse after cleaning with my own mixture of isopropanol, non-ionic detergent, and water. Otherwise, I do believe the detergent can leave a residue. I heard an improvement when I added the pure water rinse step. Moreover, you get a bit more crap out of the grooves along with the residual detergent. I can see the results in the effluent from my VPI HW17.
Vinyl cleaning and alcohol
Hej
What is the latest truth about alcohol being harmful or not harmful to vinyles?
I'v read that yiu should never use alcohol in the cleaning solution because of "this and that". I've never read anyone saying; "I've destroyed all my vinyls due to alcohol in the cleaning solution". On the other hand I have read several posts saying that they have been using alcohol for 5, 10 even 20 years without hearing any degeneration of the vinyles.
I got worried after have been cleaning all my best old vinyles with Okki Nokki cleaning fluid, so I searched the net for facts. I found hypotheses why alcohol is harmful and statements that it's not.
So what is the truth?
What is the latest truth about alcohol being harmful or not harmful to vinyles?
I'v read that yiu should never use alcohol in the cleaning solution because of "this and that". I've never read anyone saying; "I've destroyed all my vinyls due to alcohol in the cleaning solution". On the other hand I have read several posts saying that they have been using alcohol for 5, 10 even 20 years without hearing any degeneration of the vinyles.
I got worried after have been cleaning all my best old vinyles with Okki Nokki cleaning fluid, so I searched the net for facts. I found hypotheses why alcohol is harmful and statements that it's not.
So what is the truth?
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I load the reservoir in my HW-17 with pure water for final rinsing, squirting cleaning fluid onto the LP from a handheld bottle. The VPI was the first record cleaner I found that satisfied my expectations and desires (the Nitty Gritty had failed). I started with a Cecil Watts Preener in 1968, graduated to the original Discwasher when it was introduced in the early 70's, which sufficed until the first affordable RCM's appeared in the 80's iirc. I didn't have the dough for a Keith Monks back then. |
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Gee, looks like no one uses this stuff anymore? https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=Awr9Ime8lBZeQ.AAWAvBGOd_;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvb... One of my neighborhood stores has been using it for years. Old t- shirt, couple squirts and give it a good wipe. I've picked up countless stampers from him. I put them thru the Spin Clean with TAP WATER, and their good to go! What the heck is a vinyles? |
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