Hi David,

I believe alcohol is a solvent to the celluloid surface on a Diamond Disc. It's also a solvent to shellac, so it shouldn't be used on the vast majority of "78-rpm" records. Bags Unlimited has a non-alcohol formulation which I've found safe on lacquers and shellac records:

https://www.bagsunlimited.com/category/364/78-rpm-record-cleaners

Scroll down to "Groovy® Record Cleaner for 78 rpm Records." I haven't tried this on Diamond Discs, but I would expect it to be fine. You have to be careful using any liquid cleaner on Diamond Discs. If liquid gets into the wood-pulp core, the record can delaminate. Careful application to the celluloid surface with a pump sprayer should be OK.

I hope this helps.

Best,
Gary

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Subject: [ARSCLIST] Cleaning Diamond Discs with Grain Alcohol



Will ethyl alcohol harm Diamond Discs? I tried cleaning one
recently and it left rub marks on the surface which will not wipe
off. It appears to actually have altered the surface.



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