Ilford Ilfotol Non-Ionic Wetting Agent 1 Litre

This stuff was brought to my attention by a friend who uses this when he cleans his vinyl. But I discovered something important: You don’t use just a thimble full: you use a capful + a dab, which totally eradicates the static off your vinyl in the future. This stuff is amazing.

Purchased to clean records in ultrasonic tank. Will last a long time.

I tried several other surfactants to clean my 1000+ collection of LP with my vacuum based system and found that this worked really well. It deep cleans the grooves, leaves no residue, and does no damage to the vinyl. I use a solution mix of 50 ml Isopropyl Alcohol, 200 ml distilled water and 1.25 ml of Ilfotol each time which cleans about 50-60 records. I do about 1/4 a bottle each round so I don't get bored or get sloppy trying to do too many.

Have used it extensively, rated just below Tergitol, but not by much. Last for along time, a lot of product for the money.

Bought this as the wetting agent to make home-brewed record cleaning solution for my VPI HW 16.5 record cleaner. Appears to work exactly as hoped - a little pricey is my only qualm. That plus this size bottle will outlast me, my record cleaner and my next-of kin as it only requires 2.5ml per batch of 500ml of solution.

I use this for any and all my films instead of a fixer mixed with water in a container. it works with all films just dont reuse with different types of films like have one for each or pour out and dont reuse. this is great stuff and foams up so nicely. i like to also go over it at the end with a little bit of this in a pour bottle and i squeegee it off to make sure film is clean.

I used the product as a surfactant for record cleaning.

Everything was perfect. Buy with confidence!

per pulizia dischi è ok

Perfekt med en kapsyl till min ultraljudstvätt.

Good stuff

Great for record cleaning

Having had a disaster using a commercially available record/vinyl cleaning solution I felt it was time to try making my own cleaning fluid. There are many recipes available on the web. I wanted a simple gentle fluid that was easy to mix and cost effective. The base of the solution is distilled water, sometimes Isopropyl alcohol and nearly always a wetting agent. Without a wetting agent it is unlikely that the solution will get deep down into the tiny record grooves. A variety of products are recommended on the web but I felt that using one suitable for delicate film was probably the best. Ilford's "Simplicity" product was a good starting point, cheap, well packaged and easy to dispense. I found the product very easy to use but was most impressed by its' wetting capability, no smears or dry "bubbles" of dry areas on the record surface. However what concerned me most was the need for a product that reduced static on the vinyl surface. I am most impressed with how this product has dealt with reducing, indeed removing static from my records. This wetting agent does not "foam" and works well in my Degritter ultrasonic record cleaning machine. It worked equally well in my manual Knosti RCM. Having very satisfactorily tested the Simplicity product I have now purchased the 1 litre bottle. it is worth noting that a little goes a long way but I have a lot of records to clean.