[78-L] Washing records

[Glenn Longwell]

I've cleaned quite a few HOW's.  I used my drying cloth from washing other records so it's only mildly damp.  I slowly go over the record avoiding any splits or edges and gently wipe off dirt. Takes a few minutes per record.  There's no residual drops of water so little chance it will get soaked into the record.  I then let them sit in racks to completely air dry or lie flat on table.  Never had an issue with them getting ruined, more warped, etc.  
 
Glenn

--- On Fri, 2/12/10, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:


From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: [78-L] Washing records
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 11:02 AM


Robert M. Bratcher Jr. wrote:
>> Now, does anyone have a safe method for cleaning Hit Of The Weeks?
>>
>> dl
> 
> Well if you have access to the Keith Monks RCM then it should be able 
> to clean the HOW record just like it does any other record. Of course 
> the HOW has to be flat enough to be able to clean it!! 
> 
It MIGHT work but only if you can keep the liquid away from the edge of the 
disc so it doesn't soak the paper base and only if the laminate has no cracks 
or openings..both impossible to guarantee. If you've ever used a Monks you'll 
know that the brush covers a much larger area than the playing surface and that 
spillage is impossible to avoid..even more difficult if you're using a clamp to 
hold the disc flat.

dl

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