gofar99 Messages: 1906 Registered: May 2010 Location: Southern Arizona
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Hi. Vinyl doesn't seem to be bothered by simple green. I would not leave it on overnight, but it only takes a minute or so to get the gunk off. I use a flat painting pad (the kind with tiny bristles) to scrub it in the direction of the grooves. Next I use water to rinse it and I follow with a dip in my ultrasonic tank that has a mix of 1 oz dawn (unscented, and standard strength) 1/2 oz dishwasher wetting agent, 8 oz 91% alcohol and about 4 quarts of distilled water. I let the LPs (can do 5 at at time) spin for 15 minutes then use a record vac to dry them. It is about 95% effective on making even the cruddiest ones play well. The other 5% are just worn out or severely scratched and nothing will save them. BTW on some worn LPs (not scratched) using a cartridge with a really small stylus radius like many LOMCs will go further into the grooves and the LP will play quite well. The Dynavector Karat 23MR-RS I have is really good at this.
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