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Post by rocky on Oct 16, 2006 13:23:47 GMT -5
I got a DD in the mail today--one I was anxiously awaiting, and it looks nasty! One side has lots of stains that look like splattered mud! Once I get home tonight I'll take some isopropyl alcohol and attempt to clean it off! I hope it works!
Rocky
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Post by neophone on Oct 16, 2006 13:34:41 GMT -5
Rocky,
Good luck, hopefully it's just plai old dirt.
Regards, J.
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Post by gramophoneshane on Oct 23, 2006 11:11:33 GMT -5
So how did ya go Rocky- did it clean up ok?
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Post by rocky on Oct 23, 2006 14:51:20 GMT -5
Nope, isopropyl alcohol didn't do much good on this one! What a disappointment! This was a Georgia Melodians' DD (Everybody loves my baby) with a missing label. However, the flip side is in playable condition. I guess you can't win 'em all. Rocky
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Post by gramophoneshane on Oct 23, 2006 21:51:50 GMT -5
Oh well.Maybe it wouldnt hurt to experiment.Maybe you could try a different variety of things like finger nail polish remover or turps and the like.just put a small amount on a rag and give it a rub in the run off maybe.As long as the rag doesnt turn black, it wont be affecting the disc surface.I have used finger nail polish remover successfully on some stains without doing damage.I guess the main thing not to do would be to saturate the surface and cause it to swell and seperate.Especially around the outer edge.
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Post by rickp on Nov 8, 2006 21:56:54 GMT -5
I just joined the board and found the thread about the cleaning of the diamond disc surface. Please remember that when using the Isopropyl Alcohol, you must use at least 97% alcohol. 100% is available and works very well. PLEASE - for your own safety, do not use anything else to clean the surface or to "preserve" the discs. The composition of the discs varied slightly, but with the cleaners available today, it is unsafe to use anything other than what the Edison company originally recommended.
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Post by gramophoneshane on Nov 9, 2006 12:01:14 GMT -5
Welcome to the board rickp, My comments on experimenting were based on the fact that rocky has a disc which has something on it, which rendered it unplayable.I have had a couple discs that would not clean using the usual method,but had success with nail polish remover.I did this about 10 yrs ago,and one of them I play on a regular basis, and it has not done any harm to the disc at all.If something like this works,then he has a playable disc-if not, he hasn't lost anything.If you found a disc with say chewing gum on it,wouldnt you try an alternative method to clean it(I got one like this too a few years back,and used lighter gas to freeze it and it just lifted off the surface-and then used alcohol) I would be interested to know what dangers you feel this may cause.I did suggest just using a small amount on a rag and rubbing an affected area to see if it could be removed. I haven't had mine explode or burst into flames yet
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Post by rocky on Nov 9, 2006 19:08:33 GMT -5
97% isopropyl alcohol? I never knew that! I've been using 70%. I've heard on many occasions that isopropyl alcohol was the only way to clean DDs, but the percentage was never mentioned!
Rocky
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Post by gramophoneshane on Nov 9, 2006 21:58:15 GMT -5
I use 70% myself,but I guess the higher the percentage the better. I should imagine the other 30% is probably water.Like every thing else now days, its probably not as strong as what was readily available 80 years ago. I certainly agree that isopropyl alcohol is the only way to go- unless it doesnt work,but that rarely happens.
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