Homemade Record Cleaning Fluids??


I REFER TO THE RECENT INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE THREAD ON DISTILLED WATER; AND, I AM WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS DEVELOPED A HOMEMADE RECORD CLEANING SOLUTION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE. THANKS MUCH.
wepratt

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If you are using a machine, VPI? 3 parts distilled water with 1 part denatured alcohol. If by hand, wash with ivory diswashing liquid and warm water(pure soap. other cleaners are intended to leave something on the dishes). Rinse well, blot with absorbent lint free cloth. Stand in dishwashing rack and let dry. If you are a secreter like me, you may want to use latex gloves to prevent finger prints. If you are washing by hand, decide ahead of time if the paper label in the middle of the record is important to you. If so you will have to devise a method that does not require emersion of the total reord in water.
If you want to give record a good scrubbing, buy vpi record brush (the one that comes with the machine and is available separately at Audio Advisor, etc.).
pure water is the way to go. You must have a cleaning agent. A sniff of most commercial cleaners reveal an alcohol base. Alcohol also drys quickly. I have enver had any problems. What is Record Doctor? What is the cleaning agent?
disc doctor. isn't that a commercial product? I thought we were talking about homemade?