10 Mar
2023
10 Mar
'23
1:22 p.m.
On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 1:12 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 3/10/23 12:50, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
Just when you think you've heard of everything. How long have you been
keeping this knowledge from us?
https://www.amazon.com/Mystic-Moments-RMCYCL100-Cyclomethicone-Liquid/dp/B0…
$15 for 125mL. Sounds like that would be good for hundreds of disks.
Sellam
Please explain, Chuck.
Sure, bake the disks (I'm sure you know how to do this), then just
before reading, coat the surface with a thin coat of cyclomethicone (the
stuff has almost no surface tension, so a couple of drops works). It
lubricates the surface temporarily; long enough to get a good read.
Eventually, it evaporates, leaving you with the original surface.
I've used it successfully on those wretched Wabash 5.25" floppies.
I use the stuff on tapes as well.