Most lighter fluid is naphtha based. Go from there (more tech jargon).

Be careful out there,

Corey

Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
www.baileyzone.net

On 10/13/2020 12:38 PM, Howard Sanner wrote:
> Lighter fluid is a good solvent for many kinds of "goo" (I figure in 
> this forum everyone will understand technical language like that), 
> including most adhesives. It seems benign to most things you don't 
> want damaged.
>
> **I haven't tried it on vinyl records.** Experiment on a junk disc 
> first, and please report your results.
>
> Though I know one well-known transfer engineer who uses white vinegar 
> to clean discs, I have the same concerns as Rodger Holtin about its 
> long term effects, for the same reasons. I would no longer permit any 
> of my records to be cleaned that way. (Yes, that means that I once 
> did--and, on reflection, I washed them thoroughly with soap and water 
> when they came home.)
>
> HTH.
>
> Howard Sanner
>
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