[78-L] Question about record cleaning [fwd

[Mike Harkin]

I've cleaned Victor & US Columbia,and HMV and UK Columbia.  Light detergent
and tepid water.  No problems.  Don't recall ever doing any laminaterd
records; that might be something to not do....

Mike in Plovdiv

--- On Wed, 3/28/12, Malcolm Rockwell <malcolm at 78data.com> wrote:

> From: Malcolm Rockwell <malcolm at 78data.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Question about record cleaning
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 5:31 PM
> On 3/28/2012 7:03 AM, David Lennick
> wrote:
> > On 3/28/2012 12:56 PM, David Breneman wrote:
> >>    From: Jeff Sultanof<jeffsultanof at gmail.com>
> >>
> >>
> >>> While I was on the 78 community website, I
> looked at the video on how to
> >>> clean a 78. I distinctly remember a thread on
> this list some time ago where
> >>> I read that you should never submerge a record
> in liquid, as the label
> >>> might be affected. Yet the demonstrator did
> just that.
> >>>
> >>> Did I misinterpret something somewhere along
> the line? Or should you not
> >>> submerge the entire record?
> >> *Most* record labels are unaffected by a brief
> rinse with water or
> >> cleaning solution such as detergent, although a
> notable exception is
> >> the labels on Standard Transcription disks, which
> will spread a
> >> chalky liquid reminiscent of typewriter "White Out"
> onto the grooves
> >> if wet.
> > Also a lot of other white labels, like Capitol promos.
> Some Mercury labels have
> > this problem as well, but this may be restricted to
> Canadian pressings from a
> > certain period (if the vinyl is already bubbly, the
> label is going to be
> > affected as well).
> >
> > dl
> >
> >
> *******
> 
> Yes. Beware of uncoated label stock! Fortunately most US
> labels are 
> coated and so unaffected by a careful, short duration,
> cleaning process.
> Mal
> 
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