Non-Controversial OT: Mold on Vinyl Record RalphM wrote on 9/1/2006, 1:57 PM Got an extended play 45 rpm record from a friend to be put on CD. It appears to have small spots of mold on it.... Safe cleaning techniques? Thanks, RalphM Back to post
Comments JJKizak wrote on 9/1/2006, 2:06 PM Check the Klipsch forum. They will go into a ten page depth on proper cleaning of vinyl. JJK baysidebas wrote on 9/1/2006, 2:09 PM Non-controversial? sez who? That's a living organism you're talking about. And how about the contents? Could it be it's a record of a moldy oldie? So what did you expect? RalphM wrote on 9/1/2006, 2:17 PM Licia Albanese, Jan Peerce, and Robert Merrill: "Duets from LaTraviata" Take that you heavy metal skinheads!!!! JackW wrote on 9/1/2006, 3:40 PM Sounds like the mold may have been generated from the source material. (Just kidding; it's one of my favorite operas.) We've cleaned old records using a soft lens brush with bulb. Gently brushed in a rotational manner while pumbing air with the bulb. Also check out amazon.com -- "vinyl record cleaner" -- where you'll find quite a few commercial choices. Jack epirb wrote on 9/1/2006, 4:32 PM I thought you were refering to Bob Mould,.... I dont remember him singing in that opera...... 1