Record cleaning advice

[Jasonovich]

You're like a cracked record Jason 🙂

I don't mean to digress, apologies to OP but nice to hear from you Doug, Gray and AI.

I've kind of switched off from HiFi lately but I shall return with my usual cr@ppy posts:🤣. I just finished putting together my new custom PC, check out my PC Surgery thread 🙂

 

[alexclark4234]

Hi,

I found a new method at https://turntablewave.com/best-way-to-clean-vinyl-records/ where the author mentions using a spin-clean washer along with a vinylvac product for deep cleaning records.

Although I haven't tried it, I have read some positive feedback about both products.

Can you please let me know if it is worth it to spend around $100 for both products or not?

 

[camcroft]

Hi,

I found a new method at https://turntablewave.com/best-way-to-clean-vinyl-records/ where the author mentions using a spin-clean washer along with a vinylvac product for deep cleaning records.

Although I haven't tried it, I have read some positive feedback about both products.

Can you please let me know if it is worth it to spend around $100 for both products or not?

I can definitely recommend the Spin Clean as I use one. I clean all of my new / second hand records a few times and dry them with the supplied cloths which are excellent. I really don't find any muck on my stylus and I use a very expensive stylus ( Paratrace )

 

[alexclark4234]

I can definitely recommend the Spin Clean as I use one. I clean all of my new / second hand records a few times and dry them with the supplied cloths which are excellent. I really don't find any muck on my stylus and I use a very expensive stylus ( Paratrace )

Thanks for sharing your experience.

 

[Cricketbat70]

Apologies to OP for derailing thread even further ....

😂

 

[Paul AJ]

I Just wash them with some warm slightly soapy water. I use a fine soft painters brush and or those painting sponges . Then rinse thoroughly, if I’m feeling spicy I’ll use some purified water to rinse. Rightly or or wrong it seems to work for me and they sound great most of the time. Finding lint free cloths that live up to the name i find to be the biggest problem.

There is no way I’m spend 400 quid to spin a disc or 3-4k on one of those degritters

Buy yourself the BIG FUDGE record cleaner on Amazon £57.95 which comes with cleaning fluid 👍 then all you need is to buy some micro fibre cloths & you will be fine .