I've been using the following cleaning solution for more than 30 years, with very good results: 25% isopropyl alcohol (99% pure); 75% distilled water; and 8-10 drops of Triton surfactant.
What's in your record cleaning machine????
Vinyl recipies??
What do you use?
I use a solution of triple distilled H20, and a double whammy of Tergitol's.
Tergitol. Tergitol 15-S-3 is an oil soluble surfactant and 15-S-9 is a water soluble surfactant. Use 0.25 part of Tergitol 15-S-3 and 0.25 parts of Tergitol 15-S-9 per 100 parts of distilled water. (Canadian Recording Archives uses this as well)
I also use the (FORBIDDEN) combo of 98% isopropanol and water at 50/50 mix with a small amount of lysol and a few drops of surfactant. I'm a chemist so I have some options that you won't but Johnsons baby shampoo works well.
Add about 5ml Lysol to a 50/50 mix of the water and alchol, and then add about 15 drops of Johnson's baby shampoo.
With the shampoo less is more. I have used 5 drops and it's not quite enough so now I standarize on about 8 in a gallon.
What do you use?
I use a solution of triple distilled H20, and a double whammy of Tergitol's.
Tergitol. Tergitol 15-S-3 is an oil soluble surfactant and 15-S-9 is a water soluble surfactant. Use 0.25 part of Tergitol 15-S-3 and 0.25 parts of Tergitol 15-S-9 per 100 parts of distilled water. (Canadian Recording Archives uses this as well)
I also use the (FORBIDDEN) combo of 98% isopropanol and water at 50/50 mix with a small amount of lysol and a few drops of surfactant. I'm a chemist so I have some options that you won't but Johnsons baby shampoo works well.
Add about 5ml Lysol to a 50/50 mix of the water and alchol, and then add about 15 drops of Johnson's baby shampoo.
With the shampoo less is more. I have used 5 drops and it's not quite enough so now I standarize on about 8 in a gallon.