[78-L] Using alcohol vapour to clean discs

[David Lennick]

Aside from the fact that alcohol should never come in contact with shellac 
(except when you accidentally spill your drink), there are much faster ways, 
and these don't necessarily involve expensive cleaning machines. Getting into 
the grooves with brushes and properly designed cleaning liquid and removing 
same along with the grunge is bound to be more effective. But you can always 
try this method on a disc you don't care about.

dl

Stephen Davies wrote:
>         My grandfather used to clean pocketwatches by suspending them with 
> the gears exposed downward, over a dish of spirits/alcohol.  He would set 
> this arrangement up in a cupboard and forbid anyone to open the door for 
> several days.  Sure enough there would a collection of fine particles in 
> the dish after the waiting was over, and the watch was as clean as 
> possible without any dismantling.
>         Would this process work for cleaning discs?
> - Stephen Davies,
> Calgary
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