Dear fellow vinyl heads
On the thorny (is it thorny?) topic of record clearning....
I have built up a collection of around 1800-2000 records (lps, 12s, 7s) over the last 30 years (just turned 40), and there was a period in the dark digital days of the 90's where I am embarrased by how I treated them. Many of them spent a couple of years out in the garage.
As a result, a big chunk of that collection is unplayable on my RP3 - they either sound terrible, look worse, or I jus wouldn't put that Elys anywhere near them
But I want to resurrct them
There's a variety of criminal evidence - some are just dusty, some are proper ingrained dust, some are gritty, some look like they maybe watermarked. I'm guessing damp has infiltrated and stained perhaps.
So, my question is....how to clear them / get them cleaned without having to take out a second mortgage?
Are there any viable/trustworthy liquids available online that with a decent cloth, a bit of patience and some elbow grease, will do the job?
Is there a secret shop for this?
Do you really have to go to the expense of a record clearer, be it the Fisher Price-looking plastic bathtub-type designs, or the more "isn't that just a turntable?" type things
I will invest in brand new dust covers for the whole lot too - so again, any cost effective tips for buying a few hundred of them will be well received.
Cheers!
On the thorny (is it thorny?) topic of record clearning....
I have built up a collection of around 1800-2000 records (lps, 12s, 7s) over the last 30 years (just turned 40), and there was a period in the dark digital days of the 90's where I am embarrased by how I treated them. Many of them spent a couple of years out in the garage.
As a result, a big chunk of that collection is unplayable on my RP3 - they either sound terrible, look worse, or I jus wouldn't put that Elys anywhere near them
But I want to resurrct them
There's a variety of criminal evidence - some are just dusty, some are proper ingrained dust, some are gritty, some look like they maybe watermarked. I'm guessing damp has infiltrated and stained perhaps.
So, my question is....how to clear them / get them cleaned without having to take out a second mortgage?
Are there any viable/trustworthy liquids available online that with a decent cloth, a bit of patience and some elbow grease, will do the job?
Is there a secret shop for this?
Do you really have to go to the expense of a record clearer, be it the Fisher Price-looking plastic bathtub-type designs, or the more "isn't that just a turntable?" type things
I will invest in brand new dust covers for the whole lot too - so again, any cost effective tips for buying a few hundred of them will be well received.
Cheers!