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Strange film on new records.

I have three records in my collection that were purchased new, but have a strange sticky film on them that I cannot seem to be able to clean off. This film appears like it is melted onto the surface. I’ve tried alcohol solution, tergitol, scrubbing, ultrasonic. Each cleaning seems to reduce this film, but it still remains. When I have tried to play them, they gum up the stylus. Does anyone maybe know what this film is, and more importantly, how to clean it off?
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uberwaltz
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Someone showing their age 😎😎
nc03854
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Return it or toss it.  You don’t want that environmental toxin in your home.  What albums are these and where did you buy them?
nc03854
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The fungus could attack unless you either use fire to kill it or irradiate it with plutonium. 
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mijostyn
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Kryptonite nc. I would guess it is past the time to return the records or they are limited old stock and hard to find. A pressure washer will not damage a record. I will prove that when the weather gets warmer. As I have said before I never have to clean records that I have purchased new. But the pressure washer may be a capital way of dealing with used records and I love to experiment. The big question is will the pressure washer remove the label. 
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uberwaltz
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Don't get me wrong Mijo, I certainly would be interested in the results, heck I may give it a try this week on some older records just out of curiosity.
Being in Florida we have the weather 😎😎.

I suspect that the label would not survive but what the heck, you never know.

Time to fire up the Honda pressure washer....
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