Record cleaning fluid for degritter machine

@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!

@antinn Have you ever considered making a hard copy of your book?  I am quite certain there would be a sizable market for it.  Like most folks I do not mind reading downloaded material but I would prefer a hard copy for the ease of looking up stuff.

@lubachl, 

Have you ever considered making a hard copy of your book? 

The answer is no.  Couple of reasons - the demand for a hard copy version is quite low - only a few people have asked, and a hard-copy version can get expensive especially when considering the different editions.  The electronic format is convenient; it easily supports new editions; it allows a drop-down table of contents to be displayed to jump to any Chapter, and the document is cross-linked to jump to any reference; the PDF version has an easy search function, and in PDF, alt-back arrow allow you to return to wherever you were.