[78-L] Cleaning Lacquers.

[David Lennick]

Yes to Windex, but it needs to be applied and then rinsed out with distilled water.

dl

On 1/4/2012 12:21 PM, Ron L'Herault wrote:
> Unfortunately, I am going to mention a US product.   Windex, a glass cleaner
> is quite effective in removing the film.  It is a blue colored cleaner with
> ammonia, and perhaps it or an equivalent is sold in the UK.    Paint
> thinner, which I believe is called mineral spirits, is also effective but
> you have to follow it up with a soap and water wash, I believe.  I always
> test things in the run-out area, letting them sit for a few minutes and
> looking for haze, discoloration, deterioration of the surface.
>
> Ron L
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 12:13 PM
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> Subject: [78-L] Cleaning Lacquers.
>
> Hi!
>
> I recently acquired some dubbings of Benny Goodman broadcasts in 1937.
> HOWEVER, the dubbings are on lacquer discs and have now begun to
> suffer from that thing wherein the surface turns a very grey
> colour...probably some form of slow chemical decomposition or
> whatever.
>
> I'm sure that there must be something which could clean these
> lacquers and get rid of the loud noise this stuff makes...other than
> cleaning up the sound digitally, of-course.
>
> Can any of you experts suggest anything to clean them with?
> There's still a lot of good quality sound underneath it all! ;-)
>
> I live in London, so please don't suggest a 'brand' of substance sold
> in the USA for I won't know what it is! ;-)
>
> Earl Okin.
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