Protect your hands with rubber gloves and open a.
Isopropyl alcohol to clean vinyl mats.
Depending on what you re cleaning you may want a higher or lower percentage.
I did it twice took me a min.
Here s a rundown of what to use and where to use it mix oxalic acid powder with water and dab rust stains to remove them.
At a record shop where i used to work back in the late 80s before i got there they had a chemist analyze the cleaning solution that came with the nitty gritty vacuum machine.
If your vinyl floor has tough stains or scuffs that don t come up with ordinary cleaning it s time to break out the chemicals.
Cleaning vinyl records and keeping them dust free is a major factor in preserving them and keeping their perfect sound quality for longer.
Rubbing alcohol typically comes as 60 to 90 isopropyl alcohol and distilled water solution.
Isopropyl alcohol is an ingredient in many record cleaning solutions.
Ethanol also known as ethyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol ethanol and isopropyl alcohol are similar small molecules that are frequently used in a variety of household and industrial uses dr.
Eric lee who is a medical director of several nursing homes works in the er.
Many cleaning product manufacturers err on the side of caution when considering alcohol as a record cleaning ingredient.
It is commonly sold at most big box stores grocery stores and hardware stores.
Take the mat and wave it in the air and dry it and it will be sticky.
Flushing a record with running water in the sink be careful has also worked for me.
How to clean vinyl records.
Isopropyl alcohol also known as rubbing alcohol is known for cleaning wounds but it can also help you clean your floor.
The dirt mold etc.
Isopropyl alcohol works wonders.
Rubbing alcohol is a solution of isopropyl alcohol and distilled water.
Just pour a little on the mat rub it around and take a rag and wipe it off.
The crackling noise and pops that you experience with many of the records is the result of dust settled and accumulated in the grooves of the vinyl over a long period of time.
Pen ink permanent marker nail polish or hair dye can easily be erased if you rub a little isopropyl alcohol on the stain.
It needs to be completely removed for the vinyl to reach its full potential.
A 25 solution of isopropanol seems like an awful lot of alcohol to be dousing your records with.
In our previous interview with groovewasher founder steve chase he explained why the creator of the original 1970 s discwasher dr bruce maier stayed clear of high amounts of iso alcohol when cleaning vinyl records dr maier cautioned against fluids with high.
In the grooves can be removed by a vacuum cleaning machine.
