budget cleaning ideas for garage sale records?

I have been cleaning records for thirty five years with soap and water like I said. A Dj I knew way back when used it so I tried it and it worked great. Never had a problem - I would not use alcohol - messed one up about thirty five years ago like that. The discwasher brush is helpful with the soap and water. I guess you could spend money on a solution but I would rather buy records.

FWIW, The 50/50 solution is direct from Kieth Monks. Haven't screwed up a piece of vinyl yet using this solution. I admit that I don't buy garage sale items so rarely have to do this type of cleaning. Never-the-less, don't knock it unless you try it. I swear, if people believe what they read from the manufacturers regarding vinyl cleaning solutions, you'd be buying their tap water for $100 a half pint.

Go here and read the various recipes:

http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/fluids.html

There is also a very detailed explanation about cleaning vinyl records that are 33 1/3 rpm from The Library of Congress:

http://www.loc.gov/preserv/care/record.html

Go read up and then critique the practice of using alcohol.

Happy listening,
Patrick

Kind of funny how they list Enid Lumley's work in IAR as a reference source at the Library of Congress. How many people back then thought that she was a kook ??? Sean
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