Please see my 12/8/10 post. Thanks!
Paul
Everybody here gives me a lot: advice, entertainment, help, etc etc
Time for me to give back to the group.
I would like to gauge interest in a Biz gift box for Christmas, Hanukah, any holiday, end of year, whatever. Two items:
1. Endozime. I previously sent small amounts out to fellow AC members last year; it works fine in my Loricraft record cleaning vacuum machine. It has medical grade enzymes that digest all kinds of gunky stuff that would be found on garage sale records like molds, spores, organic detritus, proteinaceous grossness. I usually follow it with L'art du Son and then distilled water. It dilutes to a couple of quarts. I don't know if it will work on that sticky black residue on your Green Label American Beauty.
2. Surgical sponges. Ever see the pictures for the sponges they include in the Spin Clean record washer ads? Every buy one and look at the 2 measly sponges they include? Well, I did and guess what? They are the same (albeit smaller) as the ones I use in surgery! So I bought a box of sterile gauze sponges in packs of 5, prewashed. They are good for records because they have really low lint content. Don't want to leave stuff behind in gut especially, even little particles of cotton. 15 bucks for 5 (small) sponges from Spin Clean. I have the big stuff coming, 18x18 sponges. Hey, I'm American. Bigger is better, right?
Anyway they are awesome when records come out dripping wet, no matter what cleaning method you might want to use. You can wipe the records dry in a circular motion. Nothing is faster at cleaning vinyl than my daughter and I running a 20 album Spin Clean session with lap sponges.
And they should be plenty big to lay a record on if you wish. They are rewashable. Do not use any fabric softener, however, or you'll feel like you wiped your eyeglasses clean with Puffs Lotion Deluxe Facial Tissues! (I'm just surmising, I never tried it with the records but I have used Puffs on my glasses and it is awful!).
So, after I throw in the sponges and the Endozime, I may ask a paltry pittance (we have members across the pond now) for shipping but otherwise it's my gift to you mugs (and vinyl lady). Like I said, I'm getting an idea of interest so please just post in this thread if you're in. If it gets out of hand, I'll reserve the right to limit it but as of this moment I'm psyched!
And don't let me find out that you're using enzymes and sponges for basement medical experiments!
Sponges:
Paul
