Re: [ARSCLIST] Ultrasonic Disc Cleaning

[phillip holmes <insuranceman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Try Vertrel from duPont.  It is the "safe" replacement for Freon TF.  
Just use in a well ventilated area.....and don't expose it to a 
flame........and don't drink it......and don't have prolonged contact 
with your skin.....but it does work well on vinyl LPs.

Steven Smolian wrote:
> This was used by a number of archives, including LOC, until the freon 
> issue arose.  They were then closed down.
>
> You might check the article to see what solution they are using and, 
> perhaps, share that info with the rest of usn's.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt Nauck" <nauck@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 11:32 AM
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Ultrasonic Disc Cleaning
>
>
> > I see in the latest edition of Playback (the bulletin of the British 
> > Library Sound Archive) the mention of an ultrasonic bath for disc 
> > cleaning.
> >
> > I have never heard of such a thing; though it might be safe for 
> > vinyl, it seems to me that such a process would wreak havoc on a 
> > vintage recording. And even on a vinyl record you have a label to 
> > worry about.
> >
> > Does anyone know how this is used at the Archive?
> >
> > Kurt Nauck
> >
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> >
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> >
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