Enzyme cleaning with this Mold cleaner. SpinClean with 30% isopropyl alcohol/distilled water rinse, then ultrasonic asap. *No alcohol on Bakelite disks. Replace inner liners.
I got 127 records from the mid 40, 50 and early 60s that need a lot of cleaning
I got all these records, from a friend's grand father and father, they are "impeccable" some of then not even open, but they were in a cave under their house with their wines.
I looked at them under the USB microscope and some have a lot of what I think is mold(?) or some other humidity spores.
How do I go about cleaning them?
I was thinking some mild detergent and warm water, but then what do I use for cleaning them? I was thinkin on buying one of those cheap ultrasonic machines, but the liquid cleaner I have does not remove whatever is stuck on the records.
What would you recommend for the cleaning liquid and/or steps.
After they are clean, I will get them through the Clear Audio, or Autodesk as a last step.
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I've only had half a dozen, or so, vinyl LP's with mold (rare ones that I wanted to save) and used copious amounts of isopropyl alcohol (letting it set for 10-15 minutes before rinsing with warm tap water and then repeating the process). Afterwards I cleaned as I usually do (by hand). I use a clamp on label saver (forget the name) which allows me to really WET things up. I do use warm filtered water for the rinsing process, along with a DIY cleaning solution that contains approx. 10% isopropyl alcohol/filtered water/Dawn dish detergent. Seemed to work as the Lp's were fine/mold free for years afterwards. Isopropyl alcohol is said to leach plasticizers from the vinyl (not a good thing), but it worked. Unfortunately, I tossed the jackets/sleeves as they were beyond saving. The albums you mention seem to be less contaminated that the ones I dealt with.
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@noromance so pray the mold cleaner, rinse, and use any record cleaner to the ultrasonic and rinse again. correct? I think no alcohol, because they are very old
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@dekay I want to avoid alcohol because there might be quite a few that are either acetate and lacard(?) What concentrates do you use in the Ultrasonic? |
Iso ONLY on vinyl. Don't know what to use (regarding mold) on shellac coatings et cetera. There was a recent thread in which care of the older materials used was addressed (not mold though) that I'll look for (think I posted to it). Will do so later tonight, or tomorrow, as I have to get dinner going. I've read about using UV light, but most non-commercial UV devices are not up to snuff from what I gather.
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