[78-L] Washing records

[DAVID BURNHAM]

Michael Biel wrote: 

But you have to COMPLETELY dry the records and keep them dry in order 
for this to happen.  There are also different grades of shellac, and the 
shellac used for Red Seal records is well known to be more resistant to 
water and moisture damage than used in black label Victors.

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Most of the records I've washed in this manner have been RCA red seals and I always dry them as much as and as fast as possible in order not to leave water marks.  I hesitate to wash Columbias because of the possibility of water getting in between the layers and causing damage.  But aside from buying an umpteen thousand dollar cleaning machine, what is considered to be the safest way to clean shellac records?

db