What are the best solvents for this? Andy On Mar 12, 2008, at 9:35 AM, Steve Andersen wrote: > You can shave the black wax records if you treat them with a > softening solvent. > > On Mar 12, 2008, at 10:57 AM, Peter Fraser wrote: > >> no, you can't shave and record on black wax, only brown. >> >> On Mar 12, 2008, at 6:24 AM, Ron L wrote: >> >>> You can't fix them since the mold has eaten away the sound >>> information. >>> However, they can be shaved and used for blanks to re-record. I >>> only do >>> this if they are completely unintelligible. I sometimes digitize >>> what I can >>> here before I shave them. >>> >>> Ron L >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org >>> ] On >>> Behalf Of ger >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:53 AM >>> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org >>> Subject: [Phono-L] Moldy wax records >>> >>> What does one do with moldy wax records? >>> Throw them away? >>> Or save them for the interesting titles, with hopes that someday >>> someone >>> will figure out how to "fix" them? :) >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Ger >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org