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Warmed cleaning fluids

While i was doing dishes the other day and i had a idea to try heating my AIVS cleaning solutions before i apply them to the record. I thought well warm or hot water works better for cleaning your dishes or your car, i wonder if warm cleaning fluids would be better for cleaning albums. Now i don't mean to the boiling point but just warm the cleaning fluid by setting the bottle in hot water for 5 min. before it is used.
I have not tried it yet but does anyone know if this would ruin the enzyme cleaning fluid?
Todd
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mylesbastor
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Am in the process of reviewing a few cleaning fluids and asked Jim Pendleton the same question since enyzme activity is temperature, ionic strength, metal, cofactor, etc dependent. Jim said that the activity of the "industrial" enzymes used, at least in the one step cleaner, are temperature independent.

Myles Astor
chadnliz
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I wonder if a warm water pre rinse may help then a wash as usual......warm is a cool idea.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
A hot soak followed by an ice bath is the generally prescribed therapy.

Be certain it's NERL water.
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
Thats awesome after you rake the snow BTW....I have tried it and it works!!!
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