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From: saf@floyd.UUCP (Steve Falco)
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Subject: Re: To Dust or Not To Dust
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Date: Tue, 20-Dec-83 08:38:18 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 20 08:38:18 1983
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The great dust cover debate is back on the net.  As I recall, we did
this a year or so ago but "oh well".....

There is a company called "Old Colony Sound Lab", box 243, Peterborough,
NH, 03458 (phone (603) 924-6526) which distributes (among many other useful
products), something called KM-9S De-static liquid.  This is a concentrated
anti-static chemical that is to be added to a 50-50 mix of isopropanol
and distilled water.  (About 1/2 teaspoon per 500ml - hows that for
mixed units...)

Anyway, the stuff was mainly intended for application on records to
prevent static attraction of dust but it can alco be applied
successfully to DUST COVERS.  If you want to try this, I recommend first
applying a small drop to an inconspicuous part of the cover to make sure
it is safe - i.e. doesn't fog or disolve the plastic.

Once you have assured yourself that you won't botch the cover, simply
use a perfume atomizer (dept. store item) to mist both sides of the
cover.  If you apply a fine enough layer it will be invisible.  Too
heavy and it may look spotty.  BTW, do this with the cover removed and
on a towel or something.  Don't use newspaper because the ink will
likely stain the cover.  (Alcohol - remember?)

I have sprayed my Technics dust cover and it works quite well.  When one
considers the amount of dust which falls on a record surface in 20 minutes,
the dust cover is absolutely essential.

	Steve Falco   BTL   WH, NJ   (201) 386-4865