[78-L] More on cleaning lacquers

[Cary Ginell]

The dlituion I will be using is a few drops for a pint of distilled water.  Is that safe enough? And if it is effective at high dilution, does that not make the cleaning process even less expensive? If it is effective, why was it necessary to develop alternatives?

 

And the name is Cary, not Gary.

 

Cary Ginell
 
> From: thedoctor at discdoc.com
> Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 11:14:14 -0500
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] More on cleaning lacquers
> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> Had we found water/Triton X-100 mixtures alone & a paint brush to 
> afford safe & thorough cleaning of lacquers &/or acetates or shellacs 
> discs for that matter, we would not have made an effort to develop 
> alternatives.
> 
> Be careful when using non-ionic surfactants as they are only effective 
> when used at very high dilution. More is not better.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Duane Goldman
> 
> On Oct 4, 2009, at 9:42 AM, Cary Ginell wrote:
> 
> >
> > My father, who is a chemist and retired conservation scientist for 
> > the Getty Institute, recommended a cleaning solution to use on 
> > lacquer reference discs. He recommends a diluted solution of 
> > distilled water and Triton X-100, which is the brand name for Octyl 
> > Phenoxy Polyethoxyethanol. He recommends applying it with a thin 
> > paint brush, which treats the grooves gently and won't leave any 
> > lint. Don't know if anyone is familiar with this method or not, but 
> > I'm going to give it a try.
> >
> > Cary Ginell
> 
> H D Goldman Lagniappe Chemicals Ltd.
> PO Box 37066 St. Louis, MO 63141 USA
> v/f 314 205 1388 thedoctor at discdoc.com
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