Deep Cleaning Records With Steam?

One trick for mold (fungus) is to use a mild bleach solution prior to steam cleaning. It works well to oxidize the mold. Rinse thoroughly then follow your normal cleaning regiment. Also, if you are distorting the vinyl, then you are heating it too much. The key with the steam is a slight heatup to aid in the cleaning process by making your cleaning solution more effective. think of trying to clean greasy pots with cold water vs hot water. The soap just works better warm

O: Many thanks for your post.

I admit to getting carried away with the Prince record. I was just seeing how much I could steam. I am going to try the mild bleach. I do believe cleaning with hot water for sure works. Funny no one has done it to vinyl records before? I mean we clean everything in hot water?

How much bleach to distilled water?

I would try with white distilled vinager first instead of bleach. Give it a try! It works just find.

Be very cautious with bleach...it is a strong oxidizer and may attack some components of the vinyl if you over do it.