help! how to recover water logged floppies?

How do you clean the media itself? Will a clean paper towel work or is some other procedure required? Thanks, Chandra -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Erik S. Klein Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 12:30 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: RE: help! how to recover water logged floppies? The suggestion to remove the disks from the damaged sleeves, clean the media carefully and then place them in a "new" sleeve for data recovery is good. I did the same with some PC disks a dozen years ago or more and had no difficulties with any of the media. When I was done I tried a little experiment and placed the media alone in the drive without a sleeve. It worked that was as well, although I wouldn't recommend it for more then entertainment value. I can imagine the flex on the disk isn't good for it. . . Good luck! -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chandra Bajpai Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 6:07 AM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: help! how to recover water logged floppies? I had a small accident in my basement a couple of days ago and in cleaning everything out I discovered an old box of 5.25 TRS-80/Heathkit floppies with all my old stuff on them were damp with water. I let them air dry overnight, but some of them still don't spin freely. What can I do to recover these disks - I hate to lose them. What sort of damage does water cause to floppies? Thanks, Chandra