OT: dumpster dive and water/mold cleanup

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Tue Sep 3 19:42:00 2002

On Mon, 2 Sep 2002, R. D. Davis wrote:
> Quothe Tothwolf, from writings of Sun, Sep 01, 2002 at 05:07:13AM -0500:
>
> > I also rescued a huge vinyl 33 1/3 record collection that needs to be
> > cleaned up somehow. They were added to the dumpster (by mistake I was
> > told) after the initial dive, and were subsequently exposed to yet
> > more rain (Houston really sucks sometimes). I'm very worried about
> > cleaning any mold from the album covers, but I imagine most of the
> > vinyl is currently ok. Some of the records may have been broken when
> > they were dumped into
>
> There's a product called "Disc Doctor" that's supposed to clean
> mold/mildew from vinyl LPs, as well as other aspects of cleaning them;
> from what I've read, this cleaning solution was created by a chemist who
> spent years researching and creating it.

I don't think any of the vinyl is moldy (yet), but some of the album
covers probably are. *Thankfully*, AFAIK none of of the records that made
it into the dumpster were Shellac 78 RPM records. I did acquire a large
stack of 78s from the family this last week. Water would have mostly
ruined those, so I think I lucked out. Sadly, about 85% of the 33 1/3
collection was what I pulled from the dumpster.

Does anyone here know of a good place to get record sleeves? I'm on a
limited budget (which is making things quite tough), so I'd like to find
the best price I can. I'm looking for around 200-250 or so 33 1/3 sleeves,
and probably 100-150 sleeves for 78s.

Right now, it seems I'm working against the clock. Yesterday and the day
before, I spent a total of 30 or so hours or so removing the remaining
contents and workbenches from the shop. I haven't yet had time to
throughly sort everything and such. Again, if anyone in Houston can lend a
hand sorting stuff, I'd really appreciate the help...

I did find some goodies on the 1st, literally on the side of the road.
They are non-computer, but are still vintage electronics, and in near
perfect physical condition. I'll post about them at a later date once
things settle down some.

-Toth
Received on Tue Sep 03 2002 - 19:42:00 BST