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Triton X-100 has all of the qualities one, or at least I, look for in a RCF. It wets incredibly well, has virtually no sudsing, visibly lifts dirt on those iffy thrift shop LPs, and vacuums off completely. I still rinse with Aquafina.
.05% solution for daily use is 2.4ml in 476ml (16oz) of Aquafina.
Bought a pint on Amazon for $20 or so and will be able to make a lifetime of RCF for pennies.
By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.
Galileo Galilei
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Agree. An excellent thread on this at the link below. Very long to get all the way through it, but the first 4 or 5 pages have the majority of the worthwhile info.
I use distilled water to make the the solution and also rinse with distilled. Aquafina is filtered, but is not as free of artifacts as distilled. And I just can't bring myself to spend the long green on the "ultra pure" water...
Aquafina is also undergoes reverse osmosis which gets dissolved solids down to an average TDS of 4ppm which is definitely low enough IMO.
By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.
Galileo Galilei
Depending on the purity of the water being distilled to some extent, it can be argued that Aquafina is much purer than ordinary distilled water. Just because something gets distilled doesn't mean that it is pure because the process by its very nature doesn't remove every undesired artifact.
Take vodka, for example. Good vodka gets distilled multiple times for a reason. After five distillation passes it is pretty much as pure as it is going to get, but it still tastes like vodka. It still has its maker's signature. If it were water, that signature would be considered an impurity, correct?
That is why Aquafina wins the purity battle hands down.
Still, it is a moot point when you consider that a good RCM removes all, but trace amounts of any liquid applied.
Right, but you can get six gallons of distilled for $8 or two gallons of Aquafina for $4. Hmmm.
the chemistry of record cleaning. Non-ionic surfactants/detergents like Triton X100, Photo Flo 200, Triton X 114, etc. are all mentioned in the article.
As mentioned before, Mr. Watts in the 50s recommended using a photographic wetting agent for a record cleaning solution. One ingredient of the photographic wetting agent was a non-ionic surfactant which is contained in Photo Flo 200.
Thanks for the link! Good reading and good info. Many similarities between the recommendations of both authors, but a few differences as well (one suggests Dawn in the formula, the other recommends against it).
I've had very good success with a formula of .25% Triton X-100 and 10% isopropyl alcohol (99% purity) in distilled water. And I always rinse, sometimes twice if I'm in the mood. :)
One change is that Woolite now contains anionic and nonionic surfactants, instead of just anionic surfactant in the Original Woolite. The Original Woolite anionic surfactant was almost identical to one of the surfactants in the Disc Doctor solution.
Maybe Dawn detergent was different then too. I do try to stay away from dyes and fragrance. Below is a link from the old days.
If you want to make a DIY Last treatment of sorts, add a bit of Brillianize to your mix.
I wouldn't add anything to the Triton or Tergitol mix. The Canadian Conservation Society recommends Tergitol 15-S-9 mixed with 15-S-3 but that solution turns a little milky as the S-3 (I think) is oil soluble. The mixture cleans very well. I used them separately as I didn't care for the milkiness, followed by 2 reagent grade water rinses. I prefer the 15-S-7 that the Library of Congress recommends. Doesn't have cloudiness problem. Triton X-100 works equally well. I wouldn't dirty up my cleaners with alcohol, bathroom cleaners lubricants etc. Just wash with one surfactant and do two rinses utilizing a different cotton facial pad for each runs to avoid cross-contamination.
Edits: 09/27/16
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