Cleaning a TTCo Floral horn.

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Re: cleaning a TCT Floral horn.

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Curt A wrote:OK, here goes nothing... I have VERY successfully cleaned 78 records with WD-40. It does not damage 78 records (it actually restores and cleans/lubricates the grooves).
Not to start a debate, but...that's a great way to DESTROY records.

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Re: cleaning a TCT Floral horn.

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OrthoSean wrote:
Curt A wrote:OK, here goes nothing... I have VERY successfully cleaned 78 records with WD-40. It does not damage 78 records (it actually restores and cleans/lubricates the grooves).
Not to start a debate, but...that's a great way to DESTROY records.

Sean
WD-40 is something like kerosene and oil- do you want that on your records?
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Yikes! Folks, I'd experiment spraying various makes of broken 78's with WD-40 before hosing down that Black Patti. I'm not from Missouri, but you'd have to show me to believe it.
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VintageTechnologies wrote:Yikes! Folks, I'd experiment spraying various makes of broken 78's with WD-40 before hosing down that Black Patti. I'm not from Missouri, but you'd have to show me to believe it.
I've been cleaning my 78s very happily with Disc Doctor materials and brushes for more than 10 years now, sure, it ain't cheap, but if the stuff is good enough for professional archives and audio restoration guys, it's good enough for me. Follow up with a distilled water rinse using brushes and a vacuum cleaning Nitty Gritty machine and your 78s, LPs, 45s, whatever, will be cleaner than you'd ever imagine. I know most people say mild dish soap and water works great, but if you were here, I could show you it doesn't. At least it really won't harm records though, unless you soak them!

I once was spraying WD-40 into a part of a jukebox mech to free up a stuck clutch mechanism and some teeny drops got onto a couple of nearby 45s in the rack. It left a disgusting film on them that wouldn't clean off with anything. After it finally dissolved (months), the vinyl was discolored heavily in those spots and it was also audible. I'd never let that stuff near a record. Period.

Just my $.02 on what I consider to be an important subject.

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