Is it possible someone out there has information on how to clean LP's that have been under salty, muddy water for a period of time. I am trying to salvage my collection that Katrina tried to drown. Is there a special solution to use or do you just use fresh water. Any help will be appreciated.

What a loss!

I've heard that the best thing is distilled water. Tap water has too many chemicals in it.

Good luck with your restoration.

Found this info on a website ~

"Genie-a-Bottle" from Acoustic Sounds, Salinas Kansas... Use 2 drops Genie (NOT a household cleanser, but an excellent product mfg specifically for LPs) to 40 oz of a stock solution of 25% ANALYTICAL GRADE Isopropanol and 75% distilled water. Trust me, this is the best and I've tried ' em all... I also clean hundreds of LPs per month and know the difference! Dbk

GOOD LUCK!

yes! go with Joannie's mixture, but the main thing (no matter what you use) is to clean very very gently in a circular motion (almost NO pressure) and then to let the records AIR DRY in a dishrack.

Do not try and dry the records with paper towels, etc.

Thanks guys!! I think I will try JoanieBlon's suggestion and want to thank her and everyone else for the suggestions. I figure I will have to clean between 150 and 200 albums.

Those seem to be good suggestions. Assuming that you live somewhere close to this place, in February I talked with a guy named Walt Broussard who sells used records at a flea market at 5903 Johnston Street (about a mile south of Acadiana Mall). We talked about cleaning LPs, and he told me what he does - a mix of some really unusual things that I do not remember - but he swore by his method. You might ask him - his phone number is 337-984-3509. It sounded interesting. He even told me how he straightens warped records - something about placing them between glass and leaving them in the sun for a specified time.

That Genie-in-a-Bottle sounds interesting, too, even though it would take me forever to use 40 ounces of a solution. I just use a towel (placing the LP on it flat), a wet soft cloth and a dry soft cloth. That seems to work. I haven't really found anything to remove or at least camouflage scratches, but I have heard that there is such a thing.

Jack Bond

Thanks for the info Jack. Will give Broussard a call. I Sure would like to salvage those old albums.