[78-L] Washing records

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 10:35 PM 2/12/2010, you wrote:
>Steven C. Barr wrote:
> >>
> >
> > Suffice it to say that shellac records can be SEVERLY affected...in fact,
> > destroyed...
> > by long-ish-term exposure to water...?! So, cleaning 78's with/involving
> > water is
> > NOT a realistic choice!
>
>Not true..aside from the Disc Doctor's compounds, which ARE well known and
>reliable, effective cleaning can be done with a mixture of PhotoFlow and
>Distilled water, which is what I use in the Monks. No harm to 
>shellac, vinyl or
>lacquer, and it gives me pep and zest and I can throw away my crutches.
>
>dl

I use the same 2 items in mine with excellent results.