Re: [ARSCLIST] Wax on 78 rpm records

[Dan Kj- <edisone1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I used 'lemony' spray polish on some of my Pathe records, long ago.  It did 
seem to reduce surface noise a little ( subjective assessment) & also made 
the dull, black Pathe paper labels look pretty.  About 10 years later, none 
of them appear to have any damage.  One danger, though:  when I set one 
'waxed' disc onto another one in a pile, they tend to ZIP right across each 
other!    Some Windex on a cloth should remove the wax. (Yes, I've used 
Windex & see no damage at all)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry McBride" <jerry.mcbride@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 6:47 PM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Wax on 78 rpm records


> Does anyone have any experience with 78s that have been waxed? In order to 
> make them look good and shiny, a collector used Johnson's floor wax on his 
> 78s. Maybe it made them sound better, too?
>
> Is there any safe way to get this off? Presumably, over time this will not 
> be good for the recordings.