[78-L] A moldy issue

[martha]

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From: "Ron L'Herault"

> How did you keep the records from getting soft and/or warping?
>
> Ron L


We just let them lay flat on a table, about an hour on each side.  It was 
early Autumn and not hot outside, so the records weren't cooking-hot.

 I should mention that the envelopes were thrown away, because they smelled 
musty and probably had mold inside.  Maybe sunlight would have helped those, 
but getting the sun to shine INSIDE a record envelope looked too difficult !






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> -----Original Message-----
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> Some molds and mildews are killed by exposure to direct sunlight.  Setting
> a few records outside for an hour or so might be worth a try. We had about
> 100 such records, and it worked fine - it was like grilling hamburgers, 
> but
> using the sun.  Afterward, we just rubbed the dead residue off with old
> towels.
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
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>>
>> 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.