[Phono-L] Courtesty

[Rich]

Naphtha will soften the wax.  If you use enough of it you can wipe the 
recording right off the cylinder.

I have seen references to the original Diamond Disks being lubed by the 
factory but can not remember what was used.  It was not a wax or pledge 
nor was it a petroleum.  The surface is basically Bakelite type resin 
and is relatively tolerant of most common lubes.

Maybe someone else will remember what it was.

Steven Medved wrote:
> What book and where does it say the records were lubed?  
> 
> The reason I am interested, I have recently been thinking that DD's would likely benefit from a lube.  I have written with a man that said he had used Pledge on his wax cylinder records for 20 years with no adverse affects.
> 
> I appreciate you post because I find it interesting.
> 
> Pledge has HYDROTREATED HEAVY NAPHTHA, I have no idea how it would affect the record surfaces.  
> 
> http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/safety/MSDS/PLEDGE%20LEMON.htm
> 
>> From: Zonophone2006 at aol.com
>> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:56:34 -0400
>> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org
>> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Courtesty
>>
>> now lets talk diamond disk
>> i am using pledge on them to clean them up
>> in edisons book on disk it said they were lube before they left the  factory
>> any comments
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