@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.
Record cleaning fluid for degritter machine
So using the advice of this and other forums, I purchased the surfactant Tergitol 15-S-9 and a small bottle of 91% isopropyl alcohol to replace the record cleaning additive that degritter sells to add to the distilled water after degassing. Since only a few drops of the degritter solution are required, I figure that adding a couple of drops of the surfactant and of the alcohol sounds about right. What do you think?
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@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.
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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. |
Tergitol 15-S-3, and Tergitol 15-S-9 Surfactants. Post rinsing - maybe. Residue is so small likely inaudible, but some claim to hear differences. See Stereophile article which I find helpful. I’m not a fan of adding another machine especially with a large footprint to rinse like a VPI unit. Took a long look at the Record Doctor VI. Still on fence. |
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