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Surfactant is non scented dishwashing liquid - 1 drop The quality of alcohol - I think it's about 70% - so hence the 1:4 (sometimes 1:3) mix as it's not the really strong (expensive) stuff Seems to work for me and most importantly my ears The records I have cleaned are not rare collectors items so it will do me till I find another (maybe better) way of doing it

hi, newbie on the site and loving it thought I would throw in 2 cents worth as I have just spent the last few weeks cleaning a stack of records and the method I have used seems to work quite well. 1. clean the record with a mix (1:4) of isopropyl alcohol and distilled water - wipe down gently with soft clean microfibre cloth 2. leave them to completely air dry on a rack 3. Use the PVA wood glue method - have done about 100 records in the last 6 weeks - no probs at all 4. Repeat step 1 & 2 - just to make sure no remnants left behind I have found it definately reduces the surface noise and the records sound fantastic to my ears - some of these are from the late 70's and early 80's that I have in the collection and they sound great. I have what I think is just a mid end system but the sound is just right for me and I love it.