Hand Sanitizer for Ultrasonic Record Cleaning?

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Water is the primary ingredient in most record cleaning solutions...

Be careful with alcohol and ultrasonic tanks.  Ethanol (in water) > about 7% and IPA (in water) > about 10% are classified by the NFPA as flammable with a flashpoint of 100F.  With an ultrasonic unit three mechanisms are in play - the heat that speeds up evaporation; the record turning is drawing fluid out that is evaporating, and the ultrasonics are agitating the fluid surface and a mist/vapor is often produced. All of this has the potential to setup the necessary conditions to develop flammable AND explosive vapor and the ultrasonic tank is unlikely to be explosion proof rated (and very $$$$$).  Also, in a common domestic setting, it is very unlikely that the high ventilation turn-over rates that are required in medical and industrial settings that prevent the accumulation of flammable/explosive vapors will be used. So, the risk in a domestic setting is higher than an industrial setting.

We have been using out of date hand sanitizer to clean printing plates in the printmaking classes at our college.  it does a good job of taking the bulk off and a great job of cleaning residual ink from hands