"Richard Robinson" wrote in message
o.uk...
Huge said:
On 2017-01-13, Graeme Wall wrote:

What is recommended these days for the wet transfer, just distilled
water?

FWIW, I use 90% distilled water (not de-ionised), 10% isopropyl alcohol
and a few drops of photographic wetting agent (2.5ml in a litre).

Where can one find isopropanol, these days ? I went into a local "chemist"
a
few months ago and asked, they looked at me like I was demented.

Which may be a fair point, but not relevant here.


I am not certain, but IIRC it is also known
as surgical spirit or rubbing alchohol.

Perhaps your chemist will know it under those names.
You can easily check the label to make sure it is the
same stuff.

Iain

On 13/01/2017 14:35, Richard Robinson wrote:

Where can one find isopropanol, these days ? I went into a local "chemist" a
few months ago and asked, they looked at me like I was demented.

Isn't vodka pure enough? Or for the Americans, 95% grain alcohol?
You could test it by leaving some in a clean glass to evaporate and look
for the residue.

--
Eiron.

"Eiron" wrote in message
...
On 13/01/2017 13:29, Iain Churches wrote:

There seem to be variations on the way people
perform wet transfer also. I prefer a well-cleaned
disc. I then start the turntable and paint the first
track of the disc with a very soft paintbrush.
I then lower the arm to start the transcriptions
and paint ahead about 3cms.

Doesn't it make your thorn soggy?

:-))) Wetter is better!

Iain

"Eiron" wrote in message
...
On 13/01/2017 14:35, Richard Robinson wrote:

Where can one find isopropanol, these days ? I went into a local
"chemist" a
few months ago and asked, they looked at me like I was demented.

Isn't vodka pure enough? Or for the Americans, 95% grain alcohol?
You could test it by leaving some in a clean glass to evaporate and look
for the residue.

"Absolut"ely!

On 13/01/2017 15:00, Huge wrote:
On 2017-01-13, Eiron wrote:
On 13/01/2017 13:29, Iain Churches wrote:

There seem to be variations on the way people
perform wet transfer also. I prefer a well-cleaned
disc. I then start the turntable and paint the first
track of the disc with a very soft paintbrush.
I then lower the arm to start the transcriptions
and paint ahead about 3cms.

Doesn't it make your thorn soggy?

As for wetting agent, I use a drop of Windolene because washing up liquid
leave the midrange rather smeary.

)

I know you weren't serious, but didn't Windolene used to have jewellers
rouge in it (which is why it was pink). Probably not the best thing to
play records with ...

Of course, but as a bloke I know nothing about cleaning windows and
couldn't think of another brand which might be universally recognized.

Back in the seventies there was a silicone? spray recommended (by the
vendor)
for coating new LPs, presumably to prolong life and reject dirt.
I suspect that Rain-X would do the same thing now.
Maybe after a good wash, that would reduce surface noise.


--
Eiron.

On 13/01/2017 14:49, Eiron wrote:
On 13/01/2017 14:35, Richard Robinson wrote:

Where can one find isopropanol, these days ? I went into a local
"chemist" a
few months ago and asked, they looked at me like I was demented.

Isn't vodka pure enough? Or for the Americans, 95% grain alcohol?
You could test it by leaving some in a clean glass to evaporate and look
for the residue.

Vodka isn't pure enough. I suppose it is distilled then diluted with
mineral water.
So IPA from eBay is the best option.

--
Eiron.

"Huge" wrote in message
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On 2017-01-13, Iain Churches wrote:

"Huge" wrote in message
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And they're right. The surface noise levels go up considerably, I assume
because gunge that was previously in the bottom of the groove has now
been distributed over the groove walls.

A peep through a microscope before and after might be
revealing.

"First buy your microscope".

)

I have one from a Neumann disc cutting lathe

"Huge" wrote in message
...
On 2017-01-13, Eiron wrote:
On 13/01/2017 13:29, Iain Churches wrote:

There seem to be variations on the way people
perform wet transfer also. I prefer a well-cleaned
disc. I then start the turntable and paint the first
track of the disc with a very soft paintbrush.
I then lower the arm to start the transcriptions
and paint ahead about 3cms.

Doesn't it make your thorn soggy?

As for wetting agent, I use a drop of Windolene because washing up liquid
leave the midrange rather smeary.

)

I know you weren't serious, but didn't Windolene used to have jewellers
rouge in it (which is why it was pink). Probably not the best thing to
play records with ...

Windolene accentuates the mf.
No pane without gain.

On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:49 +0200, "Iain Churches"
wrote:

"Richard Robinson" wrote in message
news:uYudnYMuUuk4eOXFnZ2dnUU78aWdnZ2d@brightview. co.uk...
Huge said:
On 2017-01-13, Graeme Wall wrote:

What is recommended these days for the wet transfer, just distilled
water?

FWIW, I use 90% distilled water (not de-ionised), 10% isopropyl alcohol
and a few drops of photographic wetting agent (2.5ml in a litre).

Where can one find isopropanol, these days ? I went into a local "chemist"
a few months ago and asked, they looked at me like I was demented.
Which may be a fair point, but not relevant here.

I am not certain, but IIRC it is also known as surgical spirit or rubbing alchohol.

Err, no, it's certainly not that. And discs and styli (and tape heads
as well for that matter) do not take too well to the Oil of Wintergreen
present in surgical spirit either (horrendous long story from my youth).

Perhaps your chemist will know it under those names.
You can easily check the label to make sure it is the
same stuff.

Indeed. And as mentioned, wet playing once means wet playing for ever
more, plus separate headshells and styli, flagging such discs, & etc.

--
paul (C) © 2017 is mine

In article ,
paul wrote:
Err, no, it's certainly not that. And discs and styli (and tape heads
as well for that matter) do not take too well to the Oil of Wintergreen
present in surgical spirit either (horrendous long story from my youth).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubbing_alcohol

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*I can see your point, but I still think you're full of ****.

Dave Plowman London SW
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