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RE: how to clean off grease pencil from lead-out area of a record?

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Posted by andrewgage on February 18, 2013 at 23:26:02

In Reply to: RE: how to clean off grease pencil from lead-out area of a record? posted by cactuscowboy@bresnan.net on January 4, 2013 at 20:47:42:

A word of caution: 78's are not vinyl. They are a shellac composition. Do not use anything containing alcohol to clean grease pencil off of the record because alcohol is the solvent for shellac. It will re-soften the shellac and you could damage grooves or get lint from your cloth stuck to the record. Shellac re-wets fast and dries quickly.

You also don't want to use water hotter than lukewarm (tepid) if cleaning a 78. Heat and moisture can break down shellac, and soften it as well.

I work in a thrift shop. The way I remove grease pencil from 78's and hard plastics is with a plain, dry paper towel. If it is stubborn I rub a little liquid detergent over it, let it soften the mark, and rub it out. Then I clean the soap off of it with a damp sponge and wipe dry until the soap is removed.

If there's any grease pencil left in the end groove (lead out), the needle on a phonograph should clear out most of it by playing the record.

I came here looking for a solution to removing grease pencil from soft vinyl - the kind used on children's backpacks. Still haven't found anything to work on that. Suggestions?

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