Re: [ARSCLIST] cleaning laquer LPs

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks guys. If I start with an empty tank on the VPI, do you think I'd do OK with a mixture of 
Ivory liquid and distilled water? I'd think I want highly dillute soap but a little bit to cause 
soaping action in the grooves.

The regular VPI fluid has isoprop, right? So it shouldn't be used?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] cleaning laquer LPs


> They clean up well on the Monks, and I use a mix of PhotoFlo and steam
> distilled water for everything on that machine (never any alcohol). If palmitic
> acid is appearing, Windex..then rinse and clean with whatever you'd normally
> use (again, no alcohol, except for recreational purposes).
>
> dl
>
> phillip holmes wrote:
>
> > Soap and water.  NO alcohol based anything.  I'd use a mild dishwashing
> > liquid and rinse several times with distilled water.  I've heard this from
> > several people.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 5:13 PM
> > Subject: [ARSCLIST] cleaning laquer LPs
> >
> > > Can LP laquers be run thru a VPI? Will the fluid damage the laquer? I
> > > think it just eats shellac but I figured I'd better ask.
> > >
> > > -- Tom Fine
> > >