[ARSCLIST] Fwd: cleaning up after Katrina - vinyl records

[Lou Judson <loujudson@xxxxxxx>]

There is aa folk music and dance elist I am on, and this juts showed up 
today - can ayone comment on whether ot not this is good, and what the 
easy effective way might be I can recommend to them? I think a direct 
response miight be more efficient than searching the archives and 
trying to find the best methods... Hope this is a reasonable request!
Thanks in advance,
Lou

Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689


Begin forwarded message:

>   Several people suggested using isopropyl alcohol:water (1:4). It 
> didn't work because the records were submerged not only in water but 
> also in what resembles really, REALLY thick, black engine oil.So 
> decided to use the same stuff I'm using to scrub the outsdide of my 
> house, porch railings. etc.: "Simple Green". I'm sure there are other 
> similar products, this one seems to be most popular in NOLA right now. 
> Buy it by the gallon, a serious degreaser. At first it felt sort of 
> ludicrous - use the same thing on your driveway and on your records? 
> But then - what did I have to lose except lost records? Got a dishpan 
> and a clean very soft sponge, mixed 1:1, SG:water (label suggests this 
> ratio for 'heavy cleaning') and started to gently wash each record. 
> Did this until the oily sheen had disappeared from the surface. I 
> might run into some records that have more serious damage; however, so 
> far it's worked perfectly, they all sound good as new.
>
>   Happy about each little victory,