Hi Brianw. I don't know who told you Novus #1 has petroluem products. I called Novus before using and they told me it contains silicon and vegetable cleaners. I spoke with Novus again after seeing your post and was told silicon and isopropyl alcohol. But definitely NO petroleum products.
I put some Shine-Ola directly on my fingers and rubbed it until dry and I still get a rubbery / sticky residue so it must leave something behind. Which is not necessariyl a bad thing.
I agree about leaving a film behind on CD's which does seem to reduce resolution. A really effective cleaner is made by International Products Corp called Micro. It is quite powerful yet safe for plastics. IPC has tested Micro at 100% cencentration on a stressed polycarbonate sample (bent around a post). After 24 hours there was slight crazing.
But 60 second exposure at the recommended 2%concentration is totally safe. Micro has no petroleum or silicon in it.
But from my listening, Micro does not improve sound or detail resolution. The Novus does.
Any suggestions on suitable music to demo these types of improvements?
I put some Shine-Ola directly on my fingers and rubbed it until dry and I still get a rubbery / sticky residue so it must leave something behind. Which is not necessariyl a bad thing.
I agree about leaving a film behind on CD's which does seem to reduce resolution. A really effective cleaner is made by International Products Corp called Micro. It is quite powerful yet safe for plastics. IPC has tested Micro at 100% cencentration on a stressed polycarbonate sample (bent around a post). After 24 hours there was slight crazing.
But 60 second exposure at the recommended 2%concentration is totally safe. Micro has no petroleum or silicon in it.
But from my listening, Micro does not improve sound or detail resolution. The Novus does.
Any suggestions on suitable music to demo these types of improvements?