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In Reply to: RE: The scourge of fungus posted by middleground on July 27, 2014 at 09:45:08
Fungus enzyme record cleaning products have been around for a long time probably beginning last century with Vinylzyme by the Buggtussel company. One very important point made by Kevin Blair of Buggtussel was to use enzyme products before using any cleaning solution that contained alcohol. Alcohol fixes or makes tissue bonds stronger making it much more difficult or impossible for enzymes to digest those bonds. Fungi growths consist of heavily branched mycelium(see record picture above) that must be broken apart to facilitate removal. The enzyme cleaning solutions do just that.
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. . . . properly diluted, of course. It's a strong enzyme cleaner and I hear it's the secret ingredient in some expensive record cleaners.
members have used with good success. It contains enzymes for both proteins and cellulose, and fungus cell walls are a form of cellulose.
Pet enzyme cleaners probably contain just protein enzymes, but I am not certain of that.
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If I recall, you wrote about this product a few years ago. Can you share the experience (again)? Thanks.
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I have used sporocidin enzyme any time that I see obvious mold growth(raised green patches), or when I can smell mildew on the LP or the jacket. However, since I also use a home brew cleaner after the Sporocidin, I can never really know which cleaner eliminated the contaminants. I would think that even mechanical brushing with water will eliminate some of the gross mildew. The home brew cleaner (as described in the link below) is primarily for oils and dirt and not for mold structures. Unfortunately, I have never used just an enzyme cleaner for cleaning my records.
I guess the only real way to tell if the enzyme cleaner works is to use an electron microscope to confirm mold structures exist and were subsequently broken up and washed away.
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