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Kirmuss users, what do you find?

I bought a nearly new Kirmuss record "restoration" system from a widow of an audiophile. 


I mostly wanted it for the machine, but had to try his method just out of curiosity. 
I followed the instructions, apart from the "Aftercare" section, which was influenced by the AudioPhile Man review (pt 2)


I got YUGE globs of stuff on my stylus after playing just 1 side of a "restored" record. OK, maybe I’ve not cleaned it enough? The record went back in for 2 more cleanings with the surfactant and ultrasonic bath for 5 min each time. Still ended up with a ball of something on my stylus. 

I next used my other method, which was to scrub up a different record with some Audio Intelligent #6, 5 min ultrasonic bath, then dried with the Record Doctor. 
Just a touch of lint (probably airborne that landed on the record) after 1 side. 

I will say the sound of the record was noticeably improved with the Kirmuss chemicals, but I feel that this substance is NOT being completely removed with the ultrasonic bath. 

Any users out there that can share their experience?  

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lewm
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Thanks for the correction, Antinn. Although I think it’s a matter of the degree of toxicity. Both are poisonous but ethylene more than propylene 

lewm
13,708 posts
 

FWIW, Propylene glycol and propyl alcohol or propanol are related only in that both are 3-carbon molecules and both are alcohols, but with different properties.  PG is what you put in your car's radiator to prevent freezing and overheating. If there is PG in Kirumuss's recipe, I would be surprised (because it's poisonous if ingested) but not amazed. Anyway, propyl alcohol or its isomer, isopropyl alcohol, are unlikely to form a precipitate with aqueous solution. However, I have seen the white schmutz that forms on the LP surface during the Kirmuss procedure, and it does look like a precipitate of something. I watched it happen at the Capitol Audio Fest demo, and the precipitate alone was enough to deter me from adopting the method, not to mention its tedious nature.

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