Steam cleaning records 2

Chashas the old perfection steamer I use has pressure behind the steam
It has force to help get deep inside the grooves. For my rinse cycles
I think this has a positive effect on playback.
Mike

So how do you know that it is really going deep inside the grooves as you say? Do you think it's the mist that does that, or just liquid in general? Why not just spray your record with an atomizer...has anyone tried that and compared?
I had a small travel steamer once, really didn't work worth a damn. It was hardly more than a mister, slightly warm, nothing more. A real steamer to my mind emits steam, which is 212F, and that's hot.
I would love to have somebody with a steamer try just spritzing their lp with the same amount of fluid they think they would administer with a "steamer" and report in.

Also, why does no one seem to own a Mapleshade steamer? No one seems to have said so on this thread.

Crem, since you seem to be in league with them, do you own one, why or why not?

Thanks and take care!

I had a small travel steamer once, really didn't work worth a damn. It was hardly more than a mister, slightly warm, nothing more. A real steamer to my mind emits steam, which is 212F, and that's hot.

Actually steam has nothing to do with 212f, steam can occur at much lower temps. My Perfection steamer is very hot and would burn burn you (and I have) The hot steam reacts with the gunk in the grooves to loosen it better than if it was cold. Just like dishwashers work better at hotter temps. Plenty of others have cleaned records with tap water, Windex and everything else you can imagine, hot steam seems to get the really tough gunk that is easily audible during playback. Sometimes I have to steam a record more than once to get all the visible stuff off the surface and if you can see it you surely are going to hear it.

Chashas why don't you join in and try some of the items you listed
Above and report back to us and contribute instead of asking
Why not start trying. Not only in audio but in most things if you
Don't try or I should say experiment you will never know for
Your self what is possible.
Good luck
Mike

Thanks Mike, I experiment all the time, but such things cost money. And since you and others already have your steamers, I thought somebody could try it and see if warm misting would have the same affect. With an RCM, people close to me already had one, I watched, then listened, then bought. I'm not going to invest in something I'm not sure about, at least not at this time.

When I run out of my ultra pure water, I might take a B list lp and try the aqanuanafineanuna or whatever some call it and see on one side of the lp if it's the same as the other with the ultra pure. That type of experiment I'll gladly do and report back in.

Has anyone tried using a tea kettle that has a steam spout? or is real steam too hot? if it'd work at least it be cheap and easy to try.

Thanks for the input. Get experimenting...