Good stuff. I appreciate all the feedback / guidance. And hopefully others will too.
I agree that my methods are compromised in an effort to move more quickly through my collection.
The alcohol to distilled water should be about 50 to 1. Roughly 150 ounces of water (a gallon and then some) vs 3 ounces of alcohol.
Based on the above I will tone down my use of alcohol and I will likely look into Versaclean as an alternative to soap products. I may also look into getting a pump/filter - it can only help.
About how much Versaclean should I add to my 150 oz mixture?
Also, I think I need to buy a thermometer to get an alternate reading on fluid temperature.
With respect to filling the tank only two thirds full to optimize performance I don't think I have a solution to that as I need the water level to cover the entire surface of the record.
I did go back and clean a couple of previously cleaned records putting just two on a spindle to see if I'd notice a difference. Did this a couple of times and I couldn't see any noticeable particulate in the tank, but I think this is a suspect test as I imagine much of what gets removed is hard to see with the naked eye.
In any event, it's clear that my solution and approach is less than optimal, but it does seem to be a big step forward so I think I will make the changes to alcohol and look into Versaclean and a pump/filter and continue to forge ahead.
Thanks again for all the input.
I agree that my methods are compromised in an effort to move more quickly through my collection.
The alcohol to distilled water should be about 50 to 1. Roughly 150 ounces of water (a gallon and then some) vs 3 ounces of alcohol.
Based on the above I will tone down my use of alcohol and I will likely look into Versaclean as an alternative to soap products. I may also look into getting a pump/filter - it can only help.
About how much Versaclean should I add to my 150 oz mixture?
Also, I think I need to buy a thermometer to get an alternate reading on fluid temperature.
With respect to filling the tank only two thirds full to optimize performance I don't think I have a solution to that as I need the water level to cover the entire surface of the record.
I did go back and clean a couple of previously cleaned records putting just two on a spindle to see if I'd notice a difference. Did this a couple of times and I couldn't see any noticeable particulate in the tank, but I think this is a suspect test as I imagine much of what gets removed is hard to see with the naked eye.
In any event, it's clear that my solution and approach is less than optimal, but it does seem to be a big step forward so I think I will make the changes to alcohol and look into Versaclean and a pump/filter and continue to forge ahead.
Thanks again for all the input.