How to Clean Vinyl Records | Discogs DIgs
Keeping your vinyl records clean is easy. Vinyl records are a great way to enjoy music, but they tend to collect dust and dirt. Between late-night listening and Sunday morning sessions, new and shiny vinyl can start experiencing some serious wear. Let’s not forget those rare gems that someone pulled from the crate and never cleaned properly.
A Side-by-Side Test of the Best Vinyl Record Cleaners - Discogs
Score: 4/5 if manually cleaning just a few records but 4.5/5 if you have a machine or a bunch of records to clean. Summary: An incredibly effective cleaner. Better for vinyl record cleaning machines than hand washes. I initially wanted to test the Library of Congress-approved mixture of deionized water and .5% Tergitol 15-S-7. I quickly learned ...
Discogs Groups - What NOT to clean records with
Here is a fun topic, we all worry and talk about what to clean our records with, there has been many great suggestions and products mentioned, but I have talked to a couple record "collectors" and "sellers" and I have been shocked by what they tell they use , their "secret" method one guys uses hand sanitizer and another swears by Toothpaste to clean his 45's ! he said make sure …
4 Best Record Cleaning Machines | Discogs Digs
As you guide the record with your hands, the premium record cleaning brushes will help remove dirt and the debris will sink to the bottom of the basin. That means that you can usually wash up to 50 records before changing the water. Once your records have been cleaned, you can dry them with Spin Clean’s super soft, lint-free cloths.
Discogs Forum - The best way to clean vinyl
vinyl cleaning machine The VPI dry-vac (about $500) is wonderful. It gets brand-new records noticeably cleaner than fresh from the factory, and will last a very long time (mine is over 30 years old). I highly recommend owning one. Your stylus, vinyl collection and ears will benefit. ChampionJames Commerical vinyl cleaner only in an emergency. +11!
Discogs Groups - How to clean very dirty vinyl record
1) Using Carbon Fibre brush to sweep debris off the record. Pros: All loose debris comes of easily. Cons: Only useful for maintaining clean records between plays after deep cleaning. 2) Using Record cleaning solution with cleaning brush.
Discogs Forum - Cleaning vinyl with baby wipes
For vinyl records, I use a solution of 1 part of Iso-propyl alcohol with 3parts distilled water. Spray on to record with an atomiser, leave for a minute for the solution to flow through the grooves and release the dirt.
Discogs Forum - Best AND fastest way to clean vinyl?
And I can understand an initial cleaning when you buy a new record but you really shouldn't even have to clean your records very often (if at all) if you take care of them properly. (Take record out of sleeve, lift lid of player, place it on turntable, shut lid, play A-side record, lift cover, flip, close lid, play B-side, open lid, put record ...
Discogs Groups - Isopropyl safe to use?
The main issue with cleaning of records is lifting the dirt out. I use IPA isopropanol with distilled water 1:4 mix with few drops of kodak fotoflo to thin the liquid further. Yes it is a harsh way of cleaning records and CAN cause a reaction by warping the record if it is a poor pressing ie 87/88 Trax pressings.
Discogs Groups - Compressed air - removing dust off vinyl
Well I’ve stopped buying albums from a lot of the smaller and newer vinyl companies that are just cashing in on the fact that the vinyl resurgence is in full swing, but it was most likely a fluke I got the last copy pressed on Friday afternoon at quitting time or the first copy from a Monday morning when everyone’s hung over from the weekend! 🤣😂🤣 Thats just what I like to think ...