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    Quote Originally Posted by hifi_dave View Post
    I have a good customer who wants to borrow a large pair of Harbeths and stands to try at home. He won't be buying them because he wants a different finish and different height stands, so I will have them returned in a couple of days.

    I'm pretty sure he hasn't got anything as he is in lockdown but just in case - how long does the virus live for on wood and steel ?
    Wipe down with 99% Isopropyl Alcohol, it will break the virus down immediately and will be no more, and should not damage the surface as long as you do not soak it in it, and the isopropyl will quickly evaporate. Alternatively leave in a safe area away from everyone else for at least 72 hours, and not one connected to an air con unit that feeds other rooms.

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    I've been using methyl alcohol, as I have plenty.
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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    I've been using methyl alcohol, as I have plenty.
    Do you mean "meths"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    Do you mean "meths"?
    Ah, yes. That's what I meant.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    As my wife is being ‘shielded’ we have been leaving parcels in quarantine for 3 days before disinfecting and opening.
    Just read this article this morning and after reading myth number 4 I’m wondering if that is not long enough.
    Seems to be from a reliable source of info.
    https://www.kcl.ac.uk/blog-the-ten-m...ths-debunked-1

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    Anything entering my home is quarantined for a week, including frozen food items, which are re-bagged and kept separate. Anything that can be washed in soap, is!
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    I had a new 'phone delivered which I left for 3 days thinking it would be sufficient. But maybe not. Couldn't leave it any longer as need it for work. Oh well.
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    ive started unpacking immediately then disposing of the outside packaging i dont need ...any other box etc i give a clean with disinfectant if poss.. i wash my hands and arms the a couple of times. anything i reckon hasnt been touched by humans for a while is safe then to handle etc.. i still will wash after again tho.
    so far so good
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    On that cruiser ship in the states traces were found after 17 days. However, I think I m right in believing the whole of the virus has to be intact to do any damage.
    But as someone who has anxiety in there DNA everything that moves ( and does nt ) is being washed. Did accidentally get soap on daughters turmeric yesterday though
    that leaked through the bag

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