Baymanht Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Good day members, I found a collection of records that have been in a very damp closet for years. Most have heavy mildew covering them. I have tried dishwasher solution to remove the mildew but this has little effect. I used a solution of 90% water, 10% bleach on home vinyl siding with success in the past but am hesitant to try on records. Any suggestions for safely removing mildew from records. Thanks in advance for feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 150 grit sandpaper followed by a Dyson vacuum to remove lose mildew without getting into grooves piky0032 and Tommy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plarocks Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) Use one of these machines: https://www.musicdirect.com/cleaning-machines/vpi-165-record-cleaning-machine and the right kind of RCM fluid. Really the only thing I have found that makes dirty records “sound new.” And I had to experiment with different fluids. Edited June 26, 2018 by Plarocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Group Buy Guy Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) Oxiclean Edited June 24, 2018 by Shrekular Haze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 I heard Windex was really good, kills all germs too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Step 1 Catalog found records in spreadsheet, using software of your choice. Step 2 Gather said records. Remove any protective sleeves and take vinyl out of jackets. Step 3 Throw pile of records into trash. Use spreadsheet as reference to repurchase on eBay. In most cases, this will solve your mildew problem. somethingvinyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Shrekular Haze said: Oxiclean Cures acne so why not a little mildew. Godo recommendation especially since you can get the pads.....One pad per piece of vinyl s Edited June 24, 2018 by youspinmeround Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necroking Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 1 hour ago, drds89 said: I heard Windex was really good, kills all germs too Must be German Windex. Dusted_By_Space 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusted_By_Space Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, necroking said: Must be German Windex. Facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Don’t waste your time on a box of trash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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