As i recall from previous similar threads, if using isopropyl alcohol – the dilution with distilled water is 1:1? is that correct?
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What are you trying to clean here Ken?
Be careful with isopropyl alcohol on any finishes.
If it’s LPs then you want anything from 5 parts distilled water to 1 part isoprop, to 20:1. Add a couple of drops of photo flo. These days though I prefer to use a non alcohol solution.
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Oh dear!!! 
incomplete title – have edited it now…
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Ok, you’ve edited, thanks. In which case see the last part of my reply above.
Thanks Richard, What’s the problem with alcohol based fluid. so, what do you use?
Sorry, i am probably going over old ground here – i tried a little searching – but couldn’t nail down something specific. probably old age…
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And there was me thinking you were talking about beer.
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Yeah…IPA to me is NOT going anywhere but in a glass, and down…in short order!
Supposedly it can harm vinyl, although with so much dilution I’m sure it’s ok. I just found I rather liked the fluid concentrate that came with the Pro-ject VCS so I have been using that recently, and it’s alcohol free.
I used to use isopropyl alcohol, which I assume is what is meant by IPA, in ratios from 1:3 (25%) to 1:2 (33%). I’ve also tried with a few drops of wetting agent.
More recently I’ve been using bioethanol diluted 1:1 (50%), which was the cocktail of choice in the Kabin a few years back.
Both mixed with distilled water.
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Thanks Richard…!
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Thanks Clive. why did you stop using IPA?
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I use isopropyl, 60% dilued in water to clean my lps. No problem, since maybe 20 years.
Me too. Not recommended. Guaranteed to leave a sticky residue.
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L’art du son 
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Hi Ken, it was simply because the vinyl heads in the HiFi Kabin started switching to bioethanol. I think this is marginally better. It can be obtained from B&Q.
Has anyone tried a Milk Stout for cleaning records? Then again, it’s nice enough that I might just finish it.
If I remember correctly it was Steve J who recommended that mix many moons ago
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I have a Kirmuss and the recommended mixture for that is 40ml of IPA With 6.5 L of distilled water.
i watched a video on kirmussaudio website using their machine to clean records.
hah!! i honestly do not have the patience to go through all those steps to clean a single record – but of course i am not criticising those who do.
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I have an Audio Desk for regular/routine cleaning, which is easy-peasy to use. I only use the Kirmuss for restoration of problem records (generally older ones I’ve had for many years, or used records I purchase). I would not recommend it for anything but that. I have a collection of some 4000 classic rock, jazz and classical LPs. Many of them are several decades old. The Kirmuss has improved numerous records but it’s not a panacea: it can’t do anything for damaged records, but it can often restore badly soiled records.