[78-L] Washing records

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It isn't that expensive but I use a modified shop vac to suck all the 
water from the surface of a record, assuming it can withstand such 
treatment. Some lacquers I would have to decline to use this device. 
Glass base probably also ....

The modification is an added strip of felt on the business end of the 
cleaner, to protect the surface of the record from being scratched by 
the plastic.

joe salerno


David Lennick wrote:
> DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> 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
>> _________________________________
> 
> An umpteen thousand dollar cleaning machine. And I haven't ruined any Columbias 
> on it yet..the risk is outweighed by getting a clean playing of it.
> 
> Now, does anyone have a safe method for cleaning Hit Of The Weeks?
> 
> dl
> 
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