Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?

Crem1 that is why I bought the other 2 price lp's mine has a slight mold but the 2 I bought are clean. They were cheap to experiement with and I can compare to a pristine copy. I know they get cleaner without a doubt! but wondered what happened to the grooves? Do you know what temp mold breaks down? This can only work if mold breaks down before vinyl distorts? I my case the records I am interested in this are mint (looking) but I feel sound 80%. The Apollo 11 record is garbage so all upside. (and work it does!) But what I did not want was to turn my mint vinyl with slight haze (mold) into 40% sounding vinyl? Cleaner yes but distorted?

One trick for mold (fungus) is to use a mild bleach solution prior to steam cleaning. It works well to oxidize the mold. Rinse thoroughly then follow your normal cleaning regiment. Also, if you are distorting the vinyl, then you are heating it too much. The key with the steam is a slight heatup to aid in the cleaning process by making your cleaning solution more effective. think of trying to clean greasy pots with cold water vs hot water. The soap just works better warm

I admit to getting carried away with the Prince record. I was just seeing how much I could steam. I am going to try the mild bleach. I do believe cleaning with hot water for sure works. Funny no one has done it to vinyl records before? I mean we clean everything in hot water?

How much bleach to distilled water?

I would try with white distilled vinager first instead of bleach. Give it a try! It works just find.