[78-L] A moldy issue

[H D Goldman]

Hi Russell,

It can be a simple & effective approach though not very efficient or  
necessarily safe for the average user.

Nor does it address removing the dead mold & fungus from the disc.

Ethyl alcohol, ethanol, solutions below 70% are not sterilizing.   
Denatured ethanol should not be used on shellac or vinyl for this  
purpose.  No other water soluble alcohol should be substituted in this  
application.

Regards,

Duane Goldman


On Aug 11, 2009, at 3:03 AM, RUSSELL BARNES wrote:

> Some years back a UK record collecting Chemist placed mold covered  
> discs in a large closed box with a dish of fumigant which killed the  
> mold but didn't damage the shellac.
>
> But I guess that's not quite as simple as it sounds,
>
> RB
>
> --- On Mon, 10/8/09, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
> Subject: [78-L] A moldy issue
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Monday, 10 August, 2009, 9:47 PM
>
>
>
>> From a friend from the East who is having trouble with mold. Not  
>> having that problem in California, can anyone supply a cure for  
>> this malady?
>
> Cary Ginell
>
> Cary,
>
> I seem to recall you saying you kept your 78s in a garage; I'm sure  
> weather is totally different where you are, but here we've had an  
> usually cool summer, and I just went into the basement where my  
> discs have been safely for 4 or 5 years to find this year I have  
> mold growing on some. It's new, and just starting, but I have no  
> idea what to do to clean it up. Have you run into this before, and  
> do you have any suggestions? I can search the internet, but just  
> wondering if you personally have a good mold cleaner...I use an  
> alcohol based solution for vinyl but don't know what is good for  
> shellac.
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