How To Clean Acetate 45S Or 10Inch?

[Chicago]

Hello,

Would somebody give good advise to clean acetate 45s and 10inches?

lots of dirt on them, i want to avoide any damage.

thank you!

Edited November 20, 2011 by Chicago

[boba]

Hello,

Would somebody give good advise to clean acetate 45s and 10inches?

lots of dirt on them, i want to avoide any damage.

thank you!

i've never tried but someone told me they used water from the sink and ran it over the grooves while rubbing their fingers into the grooves to get more crap out. I'd imagine an even better way would be to get a soft bristled toothbrush, dip it in water, and scrub. Vacuum on a VPI if you have one, otherwise wipe off with a microfiber cloth.

[Guest sharmo 1]

This question has plagued collecers since day one,The meathod I use if no cracks and rips are in the outer skin is one or two drops of washing up liquid in very warm water and lightly work with a piece of cotton wool in a clock wise direction .wipe with a dry piece and repeat in an anti clockwise direction dry again and finally another clockwise wipe with clean water.Try to avoid the labels although they seem to be made from a more robust material than normal record label material regards Simon.

[cloth ears]

a solution of equal measures of vodka and water will not harm them

dave

[Kris Holmes]

yeah, basically just warm soapy water & a soft toothbrush if it's dirty/moldy. if the laquer is cracked or damaged/pitted though then there is nothing you can do.

[boba]

yeah, basically just warm soapy water & a soft toothbrush if it's dirty/moldy. if the laquer is cracked or damaged/pitted though then there is nothing you can do.

probably you should also rinse it off afterwards if you're using soap or soap will dry in the grooves.

[Kris Holmes]

probably you should also rinse it off afterwards if you're using soap or soap will dry in the grooves.

of course

[Mal C]

Cheers Guys, I'm off to wash my 10 inch in soapy water!!

somebody had to say it...

Edited November 20, 2011 by Mal.C.

[Guest Dante]

yeah, basically just warm soapy water & a soft toothbrush if it's dirty/moldy. if the laquer is cracked or damaged/pitted though then there is nothing you can do.

A friend had some acetates that had some spots of laquer missing. He coated them with regular see-through nail polish and they played afterwards. It's not the most professional of methods but it may save the life of an otherwise unusable acetate.

[phillyDaveG]

You should never use alcohol or tap water to clean records, it will cause degradation of both vinyl and acetate. Use distilled water only with a tiny amount of your preferred surfactant such as Tergitol.

[pikeys dog]

Belt-Sander - the plates come up lovely and shiny.

[Chicago]

thanks you all for your replies, i think i am more confused now than before! lol

i'll experiment later and post the results here.

cheers

[dthedrug]

HI ALL. OVER THE YEARS THAT I HAVE COLLECTED RECORDS, Most of the acetates I have come acros have been in a VG condition. as you will be aware, they were made for very limited short life use, the groves are cut into the alloy disk, so they are considered

worthless in the music business world, and most collectors only pick up rare unisued titles and edits,, they are 2 types made, 1 is made for the artist and sound engineer, and the 2 for the A&R dept, never more than 10 are made[,

the only work is wipe with lint free cloth, if a record jumps, use a cocktail stick and free up the grove blockage, never use any liqued on them, by doing that, you will not go wrong? :thumbup:DAVE