Phonograph discs

Many years ago, when I was just starting out in conservation I heard
someone say that applying boot polish (wax variety) to gramophone
records was an accepted way of preserving them. Can anyone comment
on this, or provide a reference to this type of treatment?

George Bailey
Objects Conservator
Australian War Memorial


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                  Conservation DistList Instance 15:27
               Distributed: Thursday, September 27, 2001
                       Message Id: cdl-15-27-011
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