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"mould" On Labels
Topic Started: Aug 30 2010, 08:22 PM (630 Views)
vinylscot
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Hi chaps,

I'm sure someone here can give me some good practical advice on a problem I've come across. ;)

I recently bought a collection of lovely Beatles LPs, vinyl-wise these are real minters (especially after a thorough clean on my Moth MkII Pro), but there appears to be a little "mould" on the labels.

What's the best way to get rid of that without damaging the labels. I would do a bit of experimenting, but I think some of these are definite "keepers" so I don't want to risk causing any damage.

Any help would be gratefully received.

Thanks,

Stuart
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Easy-E
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Hmmm...mould is killed by bleach (chlorine), but bleach will almost certainly ruin the label. No good. Hydrogen peroxide (and lemon juice as well) was suggested in another internet entry I read but you'd want to experiment on an old useless record first to see what happens - also the hydrogen peroxide or lemon juice will keep on doing their thing until they are removed which would mean wiping off the residual with water - prob. also not ideal on a label tahts already damaged. Denatured alcohol was also mentioned but as a mould killer not remover. I read just yesterday in some email circulating the world about cucumbers, that one of the uses for the skin was to remove biro !! Maybe that would be a bit less harsh? Could work. Have you tried baby wipes - those things are miracle workers on so many things - they may work too!
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muffmasterh
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It's not a complete answer but just a normal clean can often improve matters but it will not remove the spots as such...
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dawkie
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Hi, have had the same problem so did some test cleaning of labels on some old trashed LPs!

Anything water based is a no-no IMO.

I found a lintless soft white cloth with a little methalated spirits very lightly applied does the trick. The meths dries almost instantly. I advise doing some tests on trashed albums first though to get the cleaning technique spot on.

The meths also removes biro, markerpen etc. from laminated sleeves superbly, and also is a great vinyl cleaner providing you are carefull and always use a clean soft white lintless cloth in a circular motion with the grooves as it were.

Another tip if you have an LP that has an annoying jump is to put the vinyl on your turntable, with the power disconnected and manually turn the turntable backwards with the stylus placed at the end of the record tracking towards the start of it... This can repair a jump instantly!!! :)

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dawkie,Feb 7 2011
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Hi, have had the same problem so did some test cleaning of labels on some old trashed LPs!

Anything water based is a no-no IMO.

I found a lintless soft white cloth with a little methalated spirits very lightly applied does the trick. The meths dries almost instantly. I advise doing some tests on trashed albums first though to get the cleaning technique spot on.

The meths also removes biro, markerpen etc. from laminated sleeves superbly, and also is a great vinyl cleaner providing you are carefull and always use a clean soft white lintless cloth in a circular motion with the grooves as it were.

Another tip if you have an LP that has an annoying jump is to put the vinyl on your turntable, with the power disconnected and manually turn the turntable backwards with the stylus placed at the end of the record tracking towards the start of it... This can repair a jump instantly!!! :)

Yeah, but it can just as easily destroy stylus and cantilever if the cartridge used isn't designed for back-tracking....exercise care and caution if trying this tip!!
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DonCorleone
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I, too, have tried the stylus 'backtrack' (on a Rega P3 platter) and found it worked after several very careful attempts. But I am like-minded about the risk. I don't think I would have attempted it had it not been such a valuable disk (WA Mono, #19K)
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