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Biokleen Bac Out cleaner

Has anyone try using the Biokleen Bac Out cleaner or their General Purpose cleaner to clean records?
The Biokleen Bac Out cleaner have enzymes in it to dissolve dirt, grease, stains. I am considering to give it a try on some discarded records at first to see the results. Here is what I plan to do: buy a bottle of Biokleen Bac out cleaner and a bottle of Biokleen general purpose cleaner. Mix some Biokleen general purpose cleaner with distilled water. Then:

1. Steam clean the record first
2. wash the record with the Biokleen Bac Out cleaner (with Enzymes)
3. Wash the record again with the Biokleen general purpose cleaner (mixed with distilled water)
3. Use my record cleaning machine to to vacuum the record.

Does anyone have any comments?
I will post the results.
almandog

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kenyonbm
141 posts
 
I have tried it and do not recommend it.

Bac-out contains lime extracts and "live enzyme producing cultures" of bacteria, and stabilizers. They are not specific about the exact ingredients.

It may loosen dirt, oil or what ever but will be hard to rinse off the cleaner itself, especially since we don't know what it is made of.

It does leave your records limey fresh though.

Ken
kenyonbm
141 posts
 
Here is a formula that I can recommend and it is dirt cheap, easy to make and easy to remove.

900ml distilled water
89 ml of Isopropyl alcohol
1 or 2 ml of Triton X-100

I got the X-100 from Thechemistrystore.com, like $10/qt.

To rinse I can recommend this mixture

990 ml distilled water
10 ml isopropyl alcohol

The problem with all the "witch's brews" is the added ingredients in home cleaning products, like colorings or fragrances etc. and just not knowing what you are working with.

Hope this helps.

Ken
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