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I had to replace my steam iron last year. I bought a Black & Decker with a "Shot of Steam" feature. When they said shot of steam they meant it "POW"..POW...POW".
Well I got to thinkin about how steam is used for cleaning and the following popped into my head. I put a folded towel on the table and placed a record (still with me?)on the towel. Got the B&D all steamed up and ready. You have to do this like a bombing run, keep moving, don`t stop. One pass at a time about an inch above the record, POW..POW..POW and your out of steam. Soon as I do one side I put the record on my VPI 16.5 machine etc. The good points, PURE ClEAN steam, you have to see the surface to believe it, you can tell all crud has been lifted off the surface. I did this for a while and went back to VPI fluid, but man did those surfaces look clean!
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Topic - Cleaning solution question below, my insane method that works. - WernerLen 15:25:46 12/14/05 (8)
- Re: Cleaning solution question below, my insane method that works. - sjg 06:12:26 12/15/05 (0)
- Mikey Fremer devoted much of a Stereophile column ... - Dave Pogue 16:47:26 12/14/05 (0)
- Why not just put the darn LP's in your dishwasher and let it run. - tubesforever 16:08:22 12/14/05 (2)
- Dude, anybody knows that the labels would come off - daven 20:47:06 12/14/05 (0)
- Especially since you can print your own replacement labels nowadays. (nt) - Bry 18:49:58 12/14/05 (0)
- Hey, if the stylus itself heats the record to 1000 degrees fahrenheit..... ;-) (nt) - Bry 16:03:38 12/14/05 (0)
- Re: Cleaning solution question below, my insane method that works. - Tightwad 16:01:47 12/14/05 (0)
- Re: "my insane method that works...." (??) - frankwm 15:58:19 12/14/05 (0)