Michael G.
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Depends on the condition of your vinyl collection. Lately, I only buy new or clean, near-mint used vinyl so I dont bother with heavy-duty cleaning unless I find a particularly valuable used record that just so happens to be very dirty. I try to buy from the best ebay sellers, who usually pre-clean their used records with a VPI wet-vacuum cleaner before selling. Normally, I'll use a dry record brush and stylus brush before every play. I drop my stylus (gently) onto a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (brushing off the fine grit residue from the stylus afterwards) every few record plays or so. I have never invested in an expensive wet-vacuum cleaner like the VPI or the Nitty Gritty. When I need to deep-clean, I use the "Groovmaster" system, which is available for $40 or less from a seller on ebay. With Groovmaster, you can hold the LP (or 45) under a waterfall if you'd like - without even wetting the record label. I spray the record down with a cleaning solution, scrub it with a brush, and then spray it down again with pure distilled water to rinse. Lastly, I dry the record - first with a clean, lint-free cloth and then by letting it thoroughly air-dry before I play or store it. Groovmaster is a wonderfully simple solution to heavy-duty record cleaning - maybe not as good as a VPI or Nitty Gritty, but way cheaper...
| Originally Posted by doctafonk im realitively new to the vinyl scene too, but am totally addicted. Michael G., Lavalamp, Aman and the other veterans: im using a combination of an audio-technica brush to remove excess dust. then this spray (again, audio-technica) for further cleaning (sorry, links in japanese). do you think this is a good way to go? apart from buying one of the (expensive) cleaning machines, do you think I need to take any further cleaning steps like you described above? cheers |
Depends on the condition of your vinyl collection. Lately, I only buy new or clean, near-mint used vinyl so I dont bother with heavy-duty cleaning unless I find a particularly valuable used record that just so happens to be very dirty. I try to buy from the best ebay sellers, who usually pre-clean their used records with a VPI wet-vacuum cleaner before selling. Normally, I'll use a dry record brush and stylus brush before every play. I drop my stylus (gently) onto a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (brushing off the fine grit residue from the stylus afterwards) every few record plays or so. I have never invested in an expensive wet-vacuum cleaner like the VPI or the Nitty Gritty. When I need to deep-clean, I use the "Groovmaster" system, which is available for $40 or less from a seller on ebay. With Groovmaster, you can hold the LP (or 45) under a waterfall if you'd like - without even wetting the record label. I spray the record down with a cleaning solution, scrub it with a brush, and then spray it down again with pure distilled water to rinse. Lastly, I dry the record - first with a clean, lint-free cloth and then by letting it thoroughly air-dry before I play or store it. Groovmaster is a wonderfully simple solution to heavy-duty record cleaning - maybe not as good as a VPI or Nitty Gritty, but way cheaper...
