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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Hepatitis / March 2006ping music techies:
What is the best way to (physically) clean old vinyl albums? Water? I have a nice Yamaha turntable with an expensive cartridge, and a boatload of old vinyl. thanks in advance Kathy KJ They sell something for that. How did they get so dirty? You should look into a Sony CD Burner that connects to your amp and transfer them. If they sound good on your turntable, they'll sound great in your CD player. I have some of my albums, and its worth the money if you have the time. You seem a little fiesty lately. You and Cody been having fun? We're not in Kansas anymore, Steve Hi Steve, thanks for the advice about vinyl. I wonder if all of the cleaning chemicals are the same quality? I would hate to damage the records. I think we already have the necessary gear for recording to the computer. I am trying to get my tech brain back in working order. Fiesty, yes. f.ck Cody and his miniature metaphoric a.shole ram. He has driven many good hearts from this group with his childish games. Kathy wash using a soft sponge in a mild solution of dish detergent and warm water, then a warm rinse, do not wipe dry, leave to air dry That's an old formula for washing vinyl. Don't get the label saturated if you can help it. Not all are water resistent. hope this helps cactus jammies (born pre-disk washer) > Hi Steve, thanks for the advice about vinyl. I wonder if all of the > cleaning chemicals are the same quality? I would hate to damage the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Kathy > What is the best way to (physically) clean old vinyl albums? Water? I have > a nice Yamaha turntable with an expensive cartridge, and a boatload of old > vinyl. > > thanks in advance > Kathy I've always used a product called Discwasher. I bought a large supply back in the early 80's, don't know if it is still available. I have used warm (not hot, room temperature) water with a small amount of dish washing soap on some very old and very dirty albums. I've used this method on some old albums with sticky finger prints on them. I still have some albums that were only played once, and that was when they were recorded onto cassette. Now I'm trying to get them transferred to CD's, but it is taking a lot of time. Good luck and take care of those albums. Dwight Hey thanks you guys, for the help. I will be very careful with them. The majority are in surprisingly good shape, except for dust and some light scratches. I always used the dust-jackets. I also stored them vertically, assuming that would prevent warping (?). Two concerns: 1) That I might cause more scratches by pushing dust around with cloth. So maybe as a first step, to reduce loose dust, I will rinse them with plain cool water, then air- dry. Then use a soft sponge or cloth with a mild (?) detergent, followed by plain rinse. 2) The quality of solvents contained in detergent and commercial washing solutions. Maybe too harsh? I mean I wouldn't wash my hair with dish soap. Really. The mildest of soaps that I have ever found, which are water-soluble but still loosen grease, are based on olive-oil, rather than other heavier fats (eg. beef tallow, or weird synthetics) There must be some tech chat about this out there, I should do more homework. Maybe I will use Nioxin, lol. What say you? I know it will take patience, but I learned that on tx! Kathy >What is the best way to (physically) clean old vinyl albums? Water? I have >a nice Yamaha turntable with an expensive cartridge, and a boatload of old >vinyl. Cleaning hints: http://www.discomusic.com/101-more/6193_0_7_0_C/ Transferring LPs to CD (with tips on cleaning and wet-playing as well): http://www.delback.co.uk/lp-cdr.htm Most important: use distilled, not tap water. Thomas  SignatureTo reach me, complete my last name in the address. Thank you, Thomas. kj kjoh wrote: >What is the best way to (physically) clean old vinyl albums? Water? I have >a nice Yamaha turntable with an expensive cartridge, and a boatload of old >vinyl. Thomas wrote: Cleaning hints: http://www.discomusic.com/101-more/6193_0_7_0_C/ Transferring LPs to CD (with tips on cleaning and wet-playing as well): http://www.delback.co.uk/lp-cdr.htm Most important: use distilled, not tap water. Thomas Oh yea, hard water will coat them things with calcium. I don't have that problem in Alaska, the waters very soft. Down in Arizona, calcium is noticeable if you let an empty glass of water dry! SignatureRuss Visit Alaska @ http://www.tannersacre.com > >What is the best way to (physically) clean old vinyl albums? Water? I have > >a nice Yamaha turntable with an expensive cartridge, and a boatload of old [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thomas use limewire to download music and cd now for a list of all the songs.i went that route trying to convert my albums.used a program called groove mechanic to clean the scratches but it was never the same.cd are the way to go.john |
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