Record cleaning fluid for degritter machine

@billstevenson Thank you for mentioning the record cleaning book by Neil Antinn.  I was unaware of this well written tome on record cleaning. 

@antinn Mr. Antinn, thank you for making your highly researched record cleaning book available at no cost to us vinylphiles. In this day, that is extraordinarily charitable of you.  Hats Off!

@norfish,

Thanks.  I really don’t want to run a record through more than one cycle of the degritter.  Some people seem to recommend two washes, one with detergent and one with just water.  This would increase the cleaning time per record up to 15 minutes!  It would also require two separate tanks.  I don’t think I want to go that far.  

If you view the book, Chapter XIV Table XXIII, you will see there is a no-rinse concentration that provides wetting only; no detergency.  To achieve detergency with surfactant(s), the concentration needs to be high enough that rinsing is recommended to prevent residue.  

@lubachl, thank you for the complement.  One caveat, the book is specific to say that it addresses "a" way to clean records, not "the" way.  The best cleaning process is the one that is best for you.  Otherwise enjoy and understand that it is by @whart (Bill Hart) who owns The Vinyl Press - to graciously step-in as publisher offering the book for free via his site.  

I understand now.  Hence Bill Stevenson’s advice to ditch the alcohol and just go with the surfactant in the degritter.  Thank you Mr. Antinn.   Now I need to read your book!