Clean vinyl records with vodka

**Tele 'til You're Smelly** · 12-01-2018, 05:43 PM

There's all these recipes on the internet for record cleaning fluid, and they all involve isopropyl alcohol, distilled water & liquid soap. I figure vodka was close enough and already premixed- about 1 1/2 oz vodka and a drop of dish soap. Seems to work great! Ethanol and iso evaporate and the same rate so I see no reason why not. Didn't want to have to buy a bunch of distilled water.

**irul&ublo** · 12-01-2018, 05:54 PM

Tito’s?

**Dave Minion** · 12-01-2018, 06:02 PM

yeah, I've used cheap vodka and gift vodka as a surface cleaner before.
Never used it on elpees, will give it a go, cheers!

**Tele 'til You're Smelly** · 12-01-2018, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by irul&ublo

Tito’s?

as it so happens, yes! Not a vodka guy, keep it around for others (except for cleaning records, anything you'd put vodka in I'd rather have gin or tequila)

PB · 12-01-2018, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by Tele 'til You're Smelly

as it so happens, yes! Not a vodka guy, keep it around for others (except for cleaning records, anything you'd put vodka in I'd rather have gin or tequila)

^^^^ This. I've never allowed vodka to pass my lips. Never will.

**From_the_NEK** · 12-01-2018, 07:37 PM

Vodka also works well for steralizing my camel back.

**dunfree** · 12-01-2018, 08:04 PM

everclear works better. ime everclear is much nicer to deal with than hardware store iso.

**SumJongGuy** · 12-01-2018, 09:08 PM

I still have the full discwasher kit with the cleaning solutions for both the needle and albums. Almost exactly like this one but mine has a nice wood stand for all the components.

As for replacement solution.. why waste perfectly good cocktail supplies? Why not just use rubbing alcohol?

**Kenny Satch** · 12-01-2018, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by From_the_NEK

Vodka also works well for steralizing my camel back.

also works great on glasses

**iceman** · 12-01-2018, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by PB

I've never allowed vodka to pass my lips. Never will.

Seems odd.

**dunfree** · 12-01-2018, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

Seems odd.

Maybe he just takes it anally.

**Skidog** · 12-01-2018, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by dunfree

Maybe he just takes it anally.

#boofit

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PB · 12-02-2018, 11:20 AM

Nah ..... back's too stiff to administer efficiently; eyedrops - 750 mls goes a long way.

**garyfromterrace** · 12-02-2018, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by SumJongGuy

I still have the full discwasher kit with the cleaning solutions for both the needle and albums. Almost exactly like this one but mine has a nice wood stand for all the components.

As for replacement solution.. why waste perfectly good cocktail supplies? Why not just use rubbing alcohol?

Have to agree. $9.23 for 750ml of rubbing alcohol; $21.50 for 750ml of Alberta Vodka.

Somewhat related, heard a podcast that suggested you should only buy cheap vodka. Unlike most other spirits the quality/taste/value of high end vodka is not much better than the cheapest shit you can find. Drink cheaply my friends.

**iceman** · 12-02-2018, 11:37 AM

If you buy 80 proof vodka it's 40% alcohol. The alcohol in cheap vodka and expensive vodka is the same substance. However the 60% that's not alcohol is different. Flint city water and mountain stream water are both water; which would you rather drink?

**XXX-er** · 12-02-2018, 12:34 PM

if you need a little alcohol for your record cleaning kit using a shot of vodaka from the liquor cabinet might make a lot of sense vs cranking up the SUV to go out and buy a 10$ bottle of rubbing alcohol you won't have any other use for

People claim they can tell the difference between the expensive and the cheap but vodka isn't supposed to taste like anything

**Tele 'til You're Smelly** · 12-02-2018, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by XXX-er

if you need a little alcohol for your record cleaning kit using a shot of vodaka from the liquor cabinet might make a lot of sense vs cranking up the SUV to go out and buy a 10$ bottle of rubbing alcohol you won't have any other use for

People claim they can tell the difference between the expensive and the cheap but vodka isn't supposed to taste like anything

'xactly. Was having a record party and ran out of the stuff. Here's one of the common recipes- some have more alcohol to water (up to 50%), but should be mostly distilled water, and 80 proof seems close enough:

12 oz distilled water

2 oz alcohol

2 drops free and clear laundry detergent

**XXX-er** · 12-02-2018, 01:45 PM

Back in the early days of supermarket scanners they weren't so powerful so we used to have to pull them apart to clean the optics with alcohol

The tech support guy told us not to use the 70% drug store alcohol cuz it was cut with oil & water that left a haze on the optics so we had to use this 95% pure alcohol we got from the parts dept, it came in a plastic bottle in a sealed can and that stuff evaporated very quick

**ghosthop** · 12-03-2018, 04:54 AM

Probably not the crowd to open this conversation with but when I was behind a bar we did a blind vodka tasting and the rye vodka was always superior. You can usually determine the region of origin by viscosity. There are subtle differences between grain vs potato vs fruit mash.
For my money, Belvedere makes a better vodka soda than Tito's the same way Miller's makes a better gin and tonic than Tanqueray.

**dookeyXXX** · 12-03-2018, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by Kenny Satch

also works great in glasses

fixed it for ya!

**neckdeep** · 12-03-2018, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by XXX-er

if you need a little alcohol for your record cleaning kit using a shot of vodaka from the liquor cabinet might make a lot of sense vs cranking up the SUV to go out and buy a 10$ bottle of rubbing alcohol you won't have any other use for

Iso alcohol is the best thing out there for removing tree sap from your body, your gear or even your vehicle, if you park under a juicy tree. Good stuff to have around if your evergreens ooze sap all summer long. Instantly dissolves the worst pine tar.