L'Art record cleaning solution

Philjolet : The water matter has been tramped in a dearth of opinion & fact. An argument can be made for the use of water only & Halcro is a proponet of that view. The challenge revolves around what constitutes "pure water" and "distilled water". Several chemists have suggested that since no actual goverment standards with penalities exist , the only way to assure water standards is to purchase labatory standard. Other disagree. The choice is yours to make. Lots of other issues on the matter have been outlined in the Threads mentioned including a Water Thread.

Philjolet: My experience Steam Cleaning reflects that you can use any record cleaning fluid from home-brew to $$$$ , provided , you are steam cleaning the LP: That removes the cleaning fluid. Audiogon has two threads detailing steam cleaning. You should review these threads. The first Thread (now discontinued) is worth a read except the last several weeks that are worthless in regard to steam cleaning ( that's why its discontinued). Be awaire that several AG'ers have published complaints concerning "L'Art" , so buyer be awaire. As for steam cleaning using tap or distilled water , reams of print from Joe Da Audio-Head to Ms. PHD have been devoted to why that is not a good idea , but the decision is yours to make. As someone who has been steaming LPs for near a decade and 1/2 , I can only suggest be prepaired to buy steaming units more frequently should opt for using regular H2O. Always remember, a gunked up/stopped up steaming unit while "on" is a-kin having a bomb in your hand. Safety First. All the best.

Almandog : Your wife is correct , except your crazy like a fox. Thanks for your input. The steaming revolution continues ... All methods ... always moving forward.