Steam cleaning records 2


Continuation of large thread.
thommas
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...
Has anyone compared steam cleaning to the Walker four step Prelude system?

I used to steam clean but got tired of having to dry off labels and have been using the Walker method for a while - but wondering what produces better results (costs aside).
Madfloyd I used walkers cleaning system. For me steaming is better for a
Quite playing record with better sound though before I discovered
This thread that's what I used.
When I steam clean my lps I use a vpi 16,5 to spin the lp while steaming
Starting at the outside of the lp and work my way to the inside when
I reach the dead wax I stop and the label stays dry. You also
Could use a drinking glass with a large mouth to cover the label
Mike